Legislation
The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs
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March 26 in History
This permanent archive page contains 144 World History Database records for March 26, spanning 1350 to 2022. Recorded topics include Death of Alfonso XI the Avenger; Coronation; Legislation.
Total: 144Events: 134Births: 4Deaths: 4Battles: 1Coronations: 1Countries: 34
Events on March 26
Reform of Royal Succession
The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs
Correspondence with Beeckman
Descartes wrote to Beeckman about mathematical methods and problems developed during their Breda collaboration.
Early Geometry Research
Descartes writes to Beeckman about mathematical problems later developed in The Geometry.
Covenanters
The Covenanters capture Dumbarton Castle
Siege of Dumbarton
The Covenanters capture Dumbarton Castle
Result of Surrender of Charles I
Charles I places himself in Scottish hands rather than surrendering directly to Parliament.
Surrender of Charles I
Charles I surrenders to the Scots rather than to Parliament
Book of Mormon Published
Provides major financial support for publication of the Book of Mormon.
Book of Mormon Published
The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
Direct Demonstration of Earths Rotation
Provides visible mechanical evidence that Earth rotates.
Foucault Pendulum
Demonstrates a long pendulum beneath the dome of the Pantheon.
End of August Beernaert Government
The August Beernaert Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Jules de Burlet Government
Begins the Jules de Burlet Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Currency Act
The Currency Act authorises a gold standard funded partly by Chinese indemnity payments.
Invasion of Persia
Russian troops invade northern Persia & occupy Tabriz
Capture of Adrianople
A combined Bulgar-Serb force captures Adrianople
Capture of Adrianople
Captures Adrianople with Serbian assistance.
Capture of Adrianople
Commands the Bulgarian Second Army during the fall of Adrianople.
Capture of Adrianople
Commands Serbian artillery supporting the capture of Adrianople.
Capture of Adrianople
Serbian heavy artillery assists Bulgaria at Adrianople.
Diplomatic Proposal at London
Proposes an Anglo-German "naval holiday" to reduce expenditure on armaments
Surrender of Adrianople
Surrenders Adrianople after siege.
Civil and Military Forces
Takes part in Commons discussion concerning the relationship between civil authority and military forces.
First Gaza Mounted Envelopment
Chauvel's mounted division moves around Gaza during the first Allied attack on the city.
New Zealanders Enter Gaza Outskirts
Chaytor's mounted riflemen reach the outskirts of Gaza during the First Battle of Gaza.
Allied Generalissimo
Instrumental in getting General Ferdinand Foch appointed as Allied Generalissimo
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander for Allied operations on the Western Front
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander for Allied operations on the Western Front
Conference of Doullens
Foch becomes the de facto Allied Generalissimo
Doullens Allied Command Agreement Accepted
Haig accepts Foch's coordinating authority during the emergency conference at Doullens.
Doullens Command Agreement Supported
Supports the agreement giving Ferdinand Foch authority to coordinate Allied armies in France.
Foch Allied Coordination Authority Supported
Haig supports unified Allied direction as the spring offensive threatens to divide British and French armies.
New Zealand Division Moves to Somme during Spring Offensive
Russell's division moves rapidly to help stabilise the Allied line during the German spring offensive.
Rosieres Defensive Fighting Directed
Haig coordinates resistance as German forces continue advancing during the Battle of Rosieres.
Supreme War Council
Receives broader Allied coordinating authority after the German offensive.
Alliance Poland and Romania
Poland & Romania form an alliance
Provisional Government
Presses the Shanghai provisional authorities to accept Nationalist control as the Northern Expedition reaches the city.
Reballion of Rebels in Shanghai
Chou En-Lai & the workers refuse to be placed under Chiang Kai-sheks control. Chiang Kaishek asks the Shanghai Government to be placed under his control
Reform of Driver Licensing
Driving tests become mandatory
Anschluss
Herman Goering warns all Jews to leave Austria
Invasion of Norway
Wins support of the war Cabinet & the Allied supreme war Council to mine Norway
Mining
Wins support of the war Cabinet & the Allied supreme war Council to mine Norway
Coup
Overthrown in a Coup by Air Force officers which was supported by most of the Army
Tebaga Gap Outflanking Attack
Shifts strength toward the Tebaga Gap to turn the Axis flank and force abandonment of the Mareth Line.
Final Attack on Iwo Jima
Kuribayashi's remaining troops launch a final attack near the northern end of Iwo Jima before organized resistance ends.
Final Fighting on Iwo Jima
Ichimaru dies during the final phase of organized Japanese resistance on Iwo Jima.
Invasion of Germany
Crosses the Rhine at Worms
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Housing Subsidies Act
Secures housing subsidies to support local authority building.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Invasion of Korea
The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution demanding withdrawal of North Korean forces
UN Security Council
The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution demanding withdrawal of North Korean forces
Anti-Pass Protest
Urges peaceful resistance to the pass system after Sharpeville.
Orlando Anti-Pass Demonstration
Participates in coordinated defiance against pass restrictions.
Orlando Anti-Pass Protest
Supports national resistance to the pass laws.
Orlando Protest
Joins public defiance against the pass system after Sharpeville.
Orlando Protest
Joins Mandela and Nokwe in publicly rejecting pass controls.
Pass Burning
Burns his pass during the ANC protest in Orlando.
Pass Burning
Publicly burns his reference book in protest against pass laws.
Pass Burning
Burns his pass with other ANC leaders in Orlando.
Pass Burning
Burns his pass publicly alongside other ANC leaders.
Pass Burning
Burns his pass during the coordinated ANC protest.
Pass Laws
Publicly burns his pass during a demonstration
Pass Laws
Publicly burns his pass in front of the press
Pass Laws
Publicly burns his pass in front of the press
Studio Z Obscenity Arrest
Is arrested after an undercover officer commissions a suggestive audio recording; he later serves ten days in jail.
Law of Treaties Conference First Session
Represents Sweden at the first session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties in Vienna.
Supplementary Election Regulations
Promulgates regulations allowing supplementary elections for additional national representatives while old mainland-elected seats remain in place.
Woodstock Documentary
Directs the documentary Woodstock
Awami League
The Awami League's leadership backs Bangladesh's declaration of independence.
Declaration of Bangladesh
Bengali leaders declare Bangladesh independent as military operations begin in East Pakistan.
East Pakistan Crisis
The political crisis in East Pakistan escalates into armed conflict and a declaration of independence.
Independence of Bangladesh
East Pakistan proclaims its independence, taking the name Bangladesh, considered the official Independence day of Bangladesh
President of Argentina
Appointed de facto President of Argentina
Post-Conviction Grand Jury Testimony
Three days after sentencing, Liddy appears before the Watergate grand jury and invokes the Fifth Amendment when questioned about the break-in and other participants.
Budget
Denis Healey presents the Government's first Budget after Labour returns to office.
Capital Transfer Tax
The Government announces capital transfer tax to replace estate duty and tax lifetime transfers.
First Budget
Healey delivers his first Budget shortly after Labour returns to office.
Food Subsidies
The Government uses food subsidies as part of its policy to protect household living standards.
Income Tax
The Budget raises direct taxation as part of an emergency response to inflation and borrowing.
March Budget
Healey presents an emergency Budget combining tax increases with food subsidies and pension support.
Price Controls
The Government maintains price controls and subsidies while seeking agreement on wage restraint.
Social Contract
Healey frames his first Budget around inflation, subsidies and cooperation with unions.
Biological Weapons Convention Enters Force
The Biological Weapons Convention enters into force, banning development, production and stockpiling of biological and toxin weapons.
Rolling Stones, The
Anita Pallenberg gives birth to a daughter, Tara
Camp David Agreement
The Camp David peace Treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Signs the peace treaty establishing diplomatic relations and phased Israeli withdrawal from Sinai.
Peace Treaty
Signs a Peace Treaty with Egypt in Washington
Peace Treaty
The Camp David peace Treaty is signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House
Peace Treaty
Signs the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in Washington with Menachem Begin.
Budget
Geoffrey Howe delivers the 1980 Budget with tax increases and plans for public spending restraint.
Budget
The 1980 Budget raises a range of duties and announces reductions in planned public expenditure.
Medium Term Financial Strategy
Howe sets out the Medium Term Financial Strategy alongside the 1980 Budget, establishing targets for monetary growth and public borrowing.
Medium Term Financial Strategy
Backs the Treasury's medium-term approach to inflation control.
Public Spending
Howe announces reductions in planned public expenditure during the March 1980 Budget.
SDP Launch
Helps launch the Social Democratic Party with other Labour defectors.
Social Democratic Party Launch
Helps launch the Social Democratic Party as a centrist alternative to Labour.
Territorial Army Expansion
Announces a further phase of plans to expand and reorganise the Territorial Army.
Privatization
Agrees to the total privatization of British Gas
Elections
Oversees National Assembly elections during gradual institutional reform
Moscow Electoral Landslide
Wins more than ninety percent of the vote in his Moscow district during elections to the Congress of People's Deputies.
Moscow People's Deputy Election
Wins election as a USSR People's Deputy in Moscow with overwhelming support.
Community Charges General Reduction Bill
Takes part in Commons proceedings on legislation reducing community-charge bills.
MERCOSUR
Signs the Treaty of Asuncion creating the Southern Common Market, MERCOSUR
Overthrow of Moussa Traore
Toure leads officers who remove Moussa Traore after pro-democracy demonstrations and military unrest.
Transitional Government Established
Toure heads a transitional authority committed to constitutional government and multiparty elections.
Vagabond Heart
Releases Vagabond Heart, including Rhythm of My Heart and The Motown Song.
Schengen Implementation
France joined six other states in implementing passport-free travel under the Schengen arrangements.
Treaty of Schengen
Balladur helps lead France when routine internal-border checks disappear among the first operational Schengen states. The French approach stresses both free movement and compensating security measures.
Treaty of Schengen
Leads Belgium when Schengen internal-border controls are abolished among the first seven participating states.
Treaty of Schengen
Derycke helps support Belgium's first operational day without routine internal Schengen border checks. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
Treaty of Schengen
During the Schengen process, Kanther oversees domestic security arrangements as the Schengen border-free regime becomes operational. German policy links open internal borders with stronger external controls.
Treaty of Schengen
Kohl leads Germany through the first day of operational Schengen, when routine checks cease at participating internal frontiers. German policy pairs open travel with stronger external controls.
Treaty of Schengen
Kok oversees the Dutch transition to passport-free travel across participating internal borders as Schengen becomes operational. The Netherlands emphasises policing and judicial coordination.
Treaty of Schengen
During the Schengen process, Pasqua oversees domestic security arrangements as the Schengen border-free regime becomes operational. French policy couples freer movement with stronger police coordination.
Treaty of Schengen
During the Schengen process, Sorgdrager oversees domestic security arrangements as the Schengen border-free regime becomes operational. Dutch policy stresses coordinated justice, policing and migration procedures.
Treaty of Schengen
During the Schengen process, Wathelet oversees domestic security arrangements as the Schengen border-free regime becomes operational. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
Election
Presidential elections are held, Putin wins in the first round, becomes the 2nd post-Communist President with 52.5% vote
Invasion of Iraq
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is airdropped near the northern city of Kirkuk where they joined forces with Kurdish rebels and fought several actions against the Iraqi army to secure the northern part of the country
V838 Monocerotis Light Echo
Bond leads Hubble imaging of expanding light echoes produced when the eruptive star V838 Monocerotis illuminates surrounding dust.
First International Appearance
Begins one of Spain's longest international careers.
Spain Senior Debut
Makes his senior Spain debut against China.
100 Caps
Recalled to the England squad by Capello for the friendly against France, Beckham becomes only the fifth Englishman to win 100 caps
Cheonan Sinking
South Korea blames North Korea for sinking Cheonan.
Operation Decisive Storm
Authorizes the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
Saudi Defence Leadership
Becomes a central Saudi decision-maker in the campaign.
Saudi-Led Intervention Begins
Coalition air operations begin against Houthi-controlled targets.
Saudi-Led Yemen Intervention
Oversees Saudi defense policy as coalition operations begin.
Saudi-Led Yemen Intervention
Authorizes Saudi participation in the coalition intervention in Yemen.
Yemen Campaign Oversight
Oversees Saudi defence policy as the Yemen intervention begins.
COVID-19
Bangladesh begins a nationwide shutdown during the pandemic.
Final Concert
Plays Genesis's final concert at the O2 Arena in London.
Final Concert
Performs Genesis's final concert seated, closing the band's touring history.
Births on March 26
Birth of Robert Bob Woodward
Birth of Robert "Bob" Woodward
Birth of William Hague
Birth of William Hague
Birth of Tara
Anita Pallenberg gives birth to a daughter, Tara
Birth of Keira Christina Knightley
Birth of Keira Christina Knightley
Deaths on March 26
Death of Alfonso XI the Avenger
Death of Alfonso XI, from the plague attempting to capture Gibraltar
Death of Sarah Bernhardt
Death of Sarah Bernhardt
Death of Ahmed Sekou Toure
Death of Ahmed Sekou Toure
Death of James Callaghan
Death of James Callaghan
Battles on March 26
Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
Charles I surrenders to the Scots rather than to Parliament. Charles final field force is crushed
Coronations on March 26
Coronation
1st Stuart King of Scotland