March 26 in History

Historical Events on March 26

1484 William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.

1812 A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.

1830 The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.

1871 The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.

1917 World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.

1939 Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.

1942 World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.

1945 World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.

1971 East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.

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Famous Birthdays on March 26

1940 Nancy Pelosi

1985 Keira Knightley

1985 Jonathan Groff

1989 Simon Kjær

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Famous Deaths on March 26

1923 Sarah Bernhardt

1945 David Lloyd George

1996 Edmund Muskie

2011 Geraldine Ferraro

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