Events on 26 March 41
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Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Year 908
Emperor Zhu Wen of Later Liang has Li Zhu, the last Tang Dynasty emperor, poisoned.
Year 1344
The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
Year 1351
Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 2
Birthdays on 26 March 237
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Malcolm III of Scotland
b. 1031 – d. 1093
Malcolm III of Scotland (d. 1093)
Conrad Gessner
b. 1516 – d. 1565
Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (d. 1565)
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
b. 1554 – d. 1611
Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
b. 1584 – d. 1635
John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1635)
Mary Beale
b. 1633 – d. 1699
Mary Beale, British artist (d. 1699)
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Domenico Freschi
b. 1634 – d. 1710
Domenico Freschi, Italian priest and composer (d. 1710)
Nicolaas Hartsoeker
b. 1656 – d. 1725
Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (d. 1725)
Prokop Diviš
b. 1698 – d. 1765
Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1765)
William Blount
b. 1749 – d. 1800
William Blount, American politician (d. 1800)
Benjamin Thompson
b. 1753 – d. 1814
Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
Nathaniel Bowditch
b. 1773 – d. 1838
Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
b. 1794 – d. 1872
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
Deaths on 26 March 105
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Pope-elect Stephen
d. 752
Pope-elect Stephen
Ludger
d. 809
Ludger, Frisian missionary
Sugawara no Michizane
d. 903 (b. 845)
Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 903)
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Emperor Ai of Tang
d. 908 (b. 892)
Ai, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 892)
Mansur Al-Hallaj
d. 922 (b. 858)
Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (b. 858)
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Wang Du
d. 929
Wang Du, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi)
'Adud al-Dawla
d. 983 (b. 936)
'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)
Sigurd the Crusader
d. 1130 (b. 1090)
Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (b. 1090)
Geoffrey of Vendôme
d. 1132 (b. 1065)
Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1065)
Sancho I of Portugal
d. 1212 (b. 1154)
Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1154)
William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
d. 1242
William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France
d. 1324 (b. 1304)
Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France (b. 1304)