March 26th, 1945

Born on March 26th, 1945

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What happened on March 26th, 1945?

March 26th, 1945

World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.

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What else happened on March 26th?

March 26th, 2009

A prototype of the Tesla Model S, one of the most influential electric cars in history, was unveiled.

March 26th, 1942

The American tanker Dixie Arrow is torpedoed and sunk off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, by the German U-boat U-71.

March 26th, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.

March 26th, 2010

An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.

March 26th, 1999

A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.

March 26th, 1997

Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.

March 26th, 1979

With the signing of a peace treaty in Washington, D.C., Egypt became the first Arab country officially to recognize Israel.

March 26th, 1991

Singapore Airlines Flight 117 was hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport.

March 26th, 1975

The Biological Weapons Convention, the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons, entered into force.

March 26th, 1953

Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children.

March 26th, 1974

A group of peasant women in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, surrounded trees in order to prevent loggers from felling them, giving rise to the Chipko movement.

March 26th, 1939

Nationalist forces began their final offensive of the Spanish Civil War, at the end of which they controlled almost the entire country.

March 26th, 1917

First World War: Attempting to advance into Palestine, the British were defeated by Ottoman troops at the First Battle of Gaza.

March 26th, 1913

First Balkan War: After a five-month siege, Bulgarian and Serbian forces captured the Ottoman city of Adrianople.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 26th

Born on March 26th, 1945

75

Joachim Hörster

German politician

*March 26th, 1945, Lautzenbrücken †December 30th, 2020

81

Paul Bérenger

Former Prime Minister of Mauritius

*March 26th, 1945, Curepipe

79

Rodolfo Hernández Suárez

Colombian politician (1945–2024)

*March 26th, 1945, Piedecuesta †September 2nd, 2024, Bucaramanga metropolitan area

59

Mikhail Voronin

Russian Olympic gymnast

*March 26th, 1945, Moscow †May 22nd, 2004, Krasnogorsky District

80

Enrico Paolini

Italian road racing cyclist

*March 26th, 1945, Pesaro †May 7th, 2025

81

Bernard Durkan

Irish politician

*March 26th, 1945, Swinford

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80

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

81

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

80

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

81

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

81

Helen Mirren

English actress (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

80

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

81

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

81

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

80

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

80

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

German politician

*September 9th, 1945, Werlte

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter (1945–2017)

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

80

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

81

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

71

Bernd Fritz

German author (1945–2017)

*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

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