What is March 26?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[590]] &ndash; [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] proclaims his son [[Theodosius (son of Maurice)|Theodosius]] co–emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. * [[1027]] &ndash; [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor]] is crowned. * [[1169]] &ndash; [[Saladin]] becomes [[Emir]] of [[Egypt]]. * [[1344]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Algeciras]], one of the first [[Europe]]an [[military]] engagements where [[gunpowder]] was used, comes to an end. * [[1351]] &ndash; Combat of the Thirty: 30 [[Brittany|Breton]] [[knight]]s call out and defeat 30 [[England|English]] [[knight]]s * [[1511]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] on the Balkan peninsula and [[Italy]] kills 6,000 people. * [[1552]] &ndash; [[Guru Amar Das]] becomes the third [[Sikhism|Sikh]] [[Guru]]. * [[1636]] &ndash; [[Utrecht University]] is founded in the [[Netherlands]]. * [[1808]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of Spain]] abdicates in favour of his son, [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]]. * [[1812]] &ndash; [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]], is destroyed in an [[earthquake]], killing 12,000 people. * [[1830]] &ndash; The [[Book of Mormon]] is published in [[Palmyra, New York|Palmyra]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. * [[1839]] &ndash; The first [[Henley]] Royal Regatta is held. * [[1866]] &ndash; [[Carol I of Romania|Carol I]] becomes [[Prince]] of [[Romania]]. * [[1872]] &ndash; An [[earthquake]] kills 27 people in [[Lone Pine, California]]. * [[1881]] &ndash; The [[Principality]] of [[Romania]] declares itself a [[Kingdom]]. * [[1885]] &ndash; The [[Metis]] people of the District of [[Saskatchewan]] under [[Louis Riel]] begin the North–West Rebellion against [[Canada]]. * [[1898]] &ndash; [[Kruger National Park]] is founded in [[South Africa]]. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === * [[1913]] &ndash; [[Gas]] explosions occur after the [[flood]]s in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. * [[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[Battle of Gaza]] takes place. * [[1931]] &ndash; [[SwissAir]] is founded. * [[1934]] &ndash; The [[Driving Test]] is introduced in the [[United Ki