What Happened In March 1926 In History

Historical Events for March, 1926

• 14th » El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica: A train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia, Costa Rica e.g Heredia and Tibás. 248 are killed and 93 wounded.
• 15th » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos (general) e.g Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
• 16th » Rocket Modern rocketry named History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard (scientist) or Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1926

• 1st » Robert Clary, French-American actor and author
• 1st » Cesare Danova, Italian-American actor (d. 1992)
• 1st » Pete Rozelle, American businessman (d. 1996)
• 1st » Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995)
• 3rd » Lys Assia, Swiss singer
• 3rd » James Merrill, American poet (d. 1995)
• 4th » Henri de Contenson, French archaeologist
• 4th » Richard DeVos, American businessman, co-founded Amway
• 4th » James J. Eagan, American politician (d. 2000)
• 4th » Pascual Pérez (boxer) called Pascual Pérez, Argentinian boxer (d. 1977)
• 4th » Samuel Poyntz, Irish bishop
• 4th » Don Rendell, English saxophonist (Oscar Rabin Band)
• 4th » Fran Warren, American singer and actress (d. 2013)
• 5th » Craig Hill (actor) known as Craig Hill, American-Spanish actor (d. 2014)
• 6th » Alan Greenspan, American economist
• 6th » Andrzej Wajda, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 7th » Margaret Weston, English curator and academic
• 8th » Grigori Kromanov, Estonian director and screenwriter (d. 1984)
• 8th » Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor (d. 2001)
• 10th » Jimmy Payne, English footballer (d. 2013)
• 11th » Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (d. 1990)
• 11th » İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish-American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
• 11th » Thomas Starzl, American surgeon
• 12th » George Ariyoshi, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Hawaii
• 12th » Freddie Williams (speedway rider) e.g Freddie Williams, Welsh motorcycle racer (d. 2013)
• 13th » Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran politician, President of Honduras (d. 2003)
• 14th » François Morel, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
• 14th » Phil Phillips, American singer-songwriter
• 15th » Ben Johnston (composer) called Ben Johnston, American composer
• 15th » Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (d. 1983)
• 16th » Charles Goodell, American politician (d. 1987)
• 16th » Jerry Lewis, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 17th » Siegfried Lenz, German author and playwright
• 17th » Marjory Shedd, Canadian badminton player (d. 2008)
• 18th » Peter Graves, American actor (d. 2010)
• 18th » Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. 1997)
• 18th » Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Indian poet
• 21st » André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
• 24th » Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal
• 24th » Dario Fo, Italian actor, director, composer, and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate
• 24th » Ventsislav Yankov, Bulgarian pianist
• 25th » Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2014)
• 25th » László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
• 25th » Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (d. 1999)
• 25th » Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic
• 26th » T. Sivasithamparam, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1992)
• 27th » Bill Bagnall, American publisher, founded Motorcyclist (magazine) e.g Motorcyclist Magazine (d. 2006)
• 27th » Louis Blom-Cooper, English lawyer, author, and academic
• 27th » Jacques Villeglé, French illustrator
• 28th » Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
• 29th » Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist (d. 2012)
• 30th » Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA
• 30th » Peter Marshall (entertainer) named Peter Marshall, American actor, singer, and game show host
• 30th » Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (d. 1992)
• 30th » Larissa Volpert, Russian chess player
• 31st » John Fowles, English author (d. 2005)
• 31st » Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (d. 2001)
• 31st » Rocco Petrone, American engineer (d. 2006)

Famous Deaths for March 1926

• 5th » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
• 9th » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
• 16th » Sergeant Stubby, American dog (b. 1916)
• 17th » Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (b. 1853)
• 24th » Phan Chu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (b. 1872)
• 26th » Constantin Fehrenbach, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (German Reich) e.g Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852)
• 27th » Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)

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