Editing March 26 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[590]] &ndash; Emperor [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] proclaims his son [[Theodosius (son of Maurice)|Theodosius]] as co-emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|author=J. R. Martindale|title=The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ElkwedRWCXkC&pg=PA1293|date=15 October 1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-20160-5|pages=1293}}</ref>
* [[624]] – First [[Eid al-Fitr]] celebration.
*[[1021]] &ndash; The death of the [[Fatimid]] caliph [[al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]], kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, [[al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Halm | first=Heinz | author-link=Heinz Halm | title=Die Kalifen von Kairo: Die Fāṭimiden in Ägypten, 973–1074 | language=de | trans-title=The Caliphs of Cairo: The Fatimids in Egypt, 973–1074 | publisher=C. H. Beck | location=Munich | year=2003 | isbn=3-406-48654-1 | url={{Google Books|Hj2bhVntO3EC|plainurl=yes}} | pages=307–308}}</ref>
*[[1027]] &ndash; [[Pope John XIX]] crowns [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] as [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
*[[1169]] &ndash; [[Saladin]] becomes the [[emir]] of [[Egypt]].
*[[1244]] &ndash; The [[crown of Aragon]] and the [[crown of Castile]] agree in the [[Treaty of Almizra]] on the limits of their respective expansion into [[al-Andalus]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burns |first1=Robert I. |editor1-last=Gerli |editor1-first=E. Michael |title=Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia |date=4 December 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77162-0 |page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=euVJAgAAQBAJ |access-date=26 September 2024 |language=en |chapter=Mudéjars}}</ref>
*[[1344]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Algeciras (1342–44)|Siege of Algeciras]], one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
*[[1351]] &ndash; [[Combat of the Thirty]]: Thirty [[Duchy of Brittany|Breton]] knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
*[[1484]] &ndash; [[William Caxton]] prints his translation of ''[[Aesop's Fables]]''.
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Guru Amar Das]] becomes the Third [[Sikh guru]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1636]] &ndash; [[Utrecht University]] is founded in the [[Netherlands]].
*[[1640]] &ndash; The [[Royal Academy of Turku]], the first university of [[Finland]], is founded in the city of [[Turku]] by Queen [[Christina, Queen of Sweden|Christina of Sweden]] at the proposal of Count [[Per Brahe the Younger|Per Brahe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maailmanmuisti.fi/index.php?page=archives-of-the-royal-academy-of-turku-and-the-imperial-alexander-university|title=Archives of the Royal Academy of Turku and the Imperial Alexander University|work=Memory of the World Programme|publisher=[[UNESCO|UNESCO National Committee]]|access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Jussi Välimaa|title=A History of Finnish Higher Education from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century|chapter=The Founding of the Royal Academy of Turku in 1640|pages=77–78|publisher=Springer|year=2019|isbn=978-3030208073}}</ref>
*[[1651]] &ndash; The [[Real Situado|Silver-loaded]] Spanish ship ''San José'', pushed south by strong winds, [[wreckage of San José|is wrecked on the coast of southern Chile]] and its surviving crew members are killed by indigenous [[Cunco people|Cuncos]].<ref name=Solano1899>{{cite book |last=Solano Astaburuaga |first=Francisco|edition=2nd|orig-year=1867 |date=1899 |title=Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile |page=280 |language=es }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Historia general de Chile|last=Barros Arana|first=Diego|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|location=Alicante|chapter-url=http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/historia-general-de-chile-tomo-cuarto--0/html/ff2f1efc-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_69.html#I_15_|date=|edition=Digital edition based on the second edition of 2000|volume=Tomo cuarto|language=Spanish|chapter=Capítulo XIV|author-link=Diego Barros Arana|page=340}}</ref> 
*[[1697]] &ndash; [[Safavid Iran|Safavid]] government troops [[Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701)|take control of Basra]].
*[[1700]] &ndash; [[William Dampier]] is the first European to circumnavigate [[New Britain]], discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of [[New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Johnstone|first=Christine Isobel|title=Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier: Including an Introductory View of the Earlier Discoveries in the South Sea, and the History of the Buccaneers|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Oliver & Boyd|date=1831|oclc=1259930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JtkDAAAAQAAJ|pages=444–445}}</ref>
*[[1812]] &ndash; An [[1812 Caracas earthquake|earthquake]] devastates [[Caracas]], Venezuela.
*  1812   &ndash; A political cartoon in the ''Boston-Gazette'' coins the term "[[gerrymander]]" to describe oddly shaped [[electoral district]]s designed to help incumbents win reelection.
*[[1830]] &ndash; The [[Book of Mormon]] is published in [[Palmyra (town), New York|Palmyra, New York]].
*[[1839]] &ndash; The first [[Henley Royal Regatta]] is held.
*[[1871]] &ndash; The elections of Commune council of the [[Paris Commune]] are held. 
*[[1885]] &ndash; The [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] people of the [[District of Saskatchewan]] under [[Louis Riel]] begin the [[North-West Rebellion]] against [[Canada]].
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Brunner Mine disaster|An explosion]] at the [[Brunner Mine]] near [[Greymouth]], New Zealand, kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brunner Mine explosion|url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/brunner-mine-explosion/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=|publisher=[[Christchurch City Libraries]]|language=en-NZ}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[First Balkan War]]: [[Bulgaria]]n forces [[Siege of Adrianople (1912–13)|capture]] [[Adrianople]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; The [[Vancouver Millionaires]] win the [[1915 Stanley Cup Finals]], the first championship played between the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] and the [[National Hockey Association]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[First Battle of Gaza]]: British troops are halted after 17,000 [[Turkish people|Turks]] block their advance.
*[[1922]] &ndash; The [[German Social Democratic Party of Poland|German Social Democratic Party]] is founded in Poland.
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Swissair]] is founded as the [[national airline]] of [[Switzerland]].
*  1931   &ndash; [[Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union]] is founded in [[Vietnam]].
*[[1934]] &ndash; The [[United Kingdom driving test]] is introduced.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Francoist Spain|Nationalists]] begin their [[Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War|final offensive]] of the war.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The first female prisoners arrive at [[Auschwitz]] [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] in [[Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany|German-occupied Poland]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Nuclear weapons testing]]: The [[Castle Romeo|Romeo shot]] of [[Operation Castle]] is detonated at [[Bikini Atoll]]. Yield: 11 megatons.
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Pan Am Flight 845/26]] ditches in the [[Pacific Ocean]] off the coast of [[Oregon]], killing four.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 March 2011 |title=March 26, 1955: Pan Am Flight 845/26 Crashes Off Oregon Coast |url=http://portland.daveknows.org/2011/03/26/march-26-1955-pan-am-flight-84526-crashes-off-oregon-coast/ |accessdate=13 November 2015 |work=Dave Knows Portland}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; The United States Army launches [[Explorer 3]].
*  1958   &ndash; The [[African Regroupment Party]] is launched at a meeting in [[Paris]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Ten thousand people gather for one of many [[Central Park be-ins]] in [[New York City]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[South Vietnam]]ese President [[Nguyễn Văn Thiệu]] implements a [[Land to the Tiller (South Vietnam)|land reform program]] to solve the problem of [[Tenant farmer|land tenancy]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[East Pakistan]], then province of [[Pakistan]], [[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|declares its independence]] from Pakistan to form [[Bangladesh]]; the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Bangladesh's War of Independence]] begins.
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[Biological Weapons Convention]] comes into force.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Anwar al-Sadat]], [[Menachem Begin]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] sign the [[Egypt–Israel peace treaty]] in Washington, D.C.
*1979   – An [[Interflug]] [[Ilyushin Il-18]] [[1979 Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash|crashes]] at [[Quatro de Fevereiro Airport]] during a [[rejected takeoff]], killing 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18D DM-STL Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD)<!-- The title was added by a bot --> |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790326-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720033307/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790326-0 |archive-date=2013-07-20 |access-date=2018-02-12 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Social Democratic Party (UK)]] is founded as a party.
*[[1982]] &ndash; A groundbreaking ceremony for the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] is held in Washington, D.C.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Paraguay]] sign the [[Treaty of Asunción]], establishing [[Mercosur]], the South Common Market.
*1991   &ndash; [[Singapore Airlines Flight 117]] is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to [[Changi Airport]].<ref name="FC">{{Cite news |title=As a Special Forces soldier, he stormed a hijacked Singapore Airlines plane. Now he's a monk |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/special-forces-storm-hijack-singapore-airlines-monk-fred-cheong-11279702 |access-date=2020-07-15 |work=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; Thirty-nine bodies are found in the [[Heaven's Gate (cult)|Heaven's Gate]] [[mass suicide]]s.
*[[1998]] &ndash; During the [[Algerian Civil War]], the [[Oued Bouaicha massacre]] sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
*[[2005]] &ndash; Around 200,000 to 300,000 [[Taiwan]]ese demonstrate in [[Taipei]] in opposition to the [[Anti-Secession Law]] of  [[China]]. 
*[[2010]] &ndash; The South Korean Navy corvette ''[[ROKS Cheonan|Cheonan]]'' is [[ROKS Cheonan sinking|torpedoed]], killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the [[President of the United Nations Security Council]] blames North Korea.
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[2017–2018 Russian protests|Russia-wide anti-corruption protests]] in 99 cities. The [[Levada Center]] survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
*[[2024]] &ndash; The [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore)|Francis Scott Key Bridge]] [[Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse|collapses]] following a collision between the [[MV Dali]] container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Baltimore Key Bridge: Rescuers searching river after Baltimore bridge collapse |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071 |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |work=BBC News |quote=(14:15 UTC) Six people are unaccounted for, officials tell reporters. This is down from a previous report of seven. |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326072943/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-68663071 |url-status=live }}</ref>