Today in History for 26th March 2018:
Historical Events
1526 – King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France
1552 – Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh Guru
1889 – Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! South Africa v England
1958 – The African Regroupment Party (PRA) is launched at a meeting in Paris.
1976 – Wings release “Wings at the Speed of Sound” album
1987 – Hyderabad beat Delhi on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
Famous Birthdays
1671 – Giacomo Cesare Predieri, composer
1899 – William Baines, composer
1921 – Peter Horsley, CEO (Osprey Aviation)
1948 – Steven Tyler, American rock vocalist (Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun), born in NYC, New York
1968 – Kari Gronroos, WLAF kicker (Scotland Claymores)
1971 – Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist and sociobiologist
Famous Deaths
1736 – Georg Balthasar Schott, composer, dies at 49
1809 – Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer, dies at 68
1865 – Thomas Hancock, pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies
1991 – Frans Dohmen, union leader (Neth Catholic Mine Workers), dies at 81
1995 – Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright), dies at 31
1996 – (Elizabeth Cissie) Charlton, football matriarch, dies at 83