On this day: March 26
Events
First Battle of GazaMarch 26, 1917 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Wild RiverMarch 26, 1960 · Film
Bangladesh Liberation WarMarch 26, 1971 – December 16, 1971 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Ring RingMarch 26, 1973 · Music- Release of Live at Wembley '86March 26, 1992 · Music
- Release of GorillazMarch 26, 2001 · Music
Release of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastMarch 26, 2002 · Gaming- Release of VietcongMarch 26, 2003 · Gaming
- Release of Boom BeachMarch 26, 2014 · Gaming
Born on this day
Lu JiuyuanMarch 26, 1139 – January 10, 1193 · Culture
Conrad GessnerMarch 26, 1516 – December 13, 1565 · Science
Benjamin ThompsonMarch 26, 1753 – August 21, 1814 · Science
Nathaniel BowditchMarch 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838 · Science
Julius Schnorr von CarolsfeldMarch 26, 1794 – May 24, 1872 · Art
Carl NägeliMarch 26, 1817 – May 10, 1891 · Science
Adolf HurwitzMarch 26, 1859 – November 18, 1919 · Science
Oskar NedbalMarch 26, 1874 – December 24, 1930 · Music
Max AbrahamMarch 26, 1875 – November 16, 1922 · Science
Othmar Hermann AmmannMarch 26, 1879 – September 22, 1965 · Culture
Aristarkh LentulovMarch 26, 1882 – April 15, 1943 · Art
Wilhelm BackhausMarch 26, 1884 – July 5, 1969 · Music
Palmiro TogliattiMarch 26, 1893 – August 21, 1964 · Culture
James Bryant ConantMarch 26, 1893 – February 11, 1978 · Science
Emilio FernándezMarch 26, 1904 – August 6, 1986 · Film
Bernard KatzMarch 26, 1911 – April 20, 2003 · Science- John Langshaw AustinMarch 26, 1911 – February 8, 1960 · Culture
Paul ErdősMarch 26, 1913 – September 20, 1996 · Science
Christian B. AnfinsenMarch 26, 1916 – May 14, 1995 · Science
Rufus ThomasMarch 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001 · Music
Pierre BoulezMarch 26, 1925 – January 5, 2016 · Music
James MoodyMarch 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010 · Music
Leonard NimoyMarch 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015 · Film
Tinto BrassMarch 26, 1933 – present · Film
Alan ArkinMarch 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023 · Film
Giora FeidmanMarch 26, 1936 – present · Music
Anthony James LeggettMarch 26, 1938 – March 8, 2026 · Science
James CaanMarch 26, 1940 – July 6, 2022 · Film
Richard DawkinsMarch 26, 1941 – present · Film
Igor MitorajMarch 26, 1944 – October 6, 2014 · Art
Ravi ZachariasMarch 26, 1946 – May 19, 2020 · Culture
Subhash KakMarch 26, 1947 – present · Science
Homayoun ErshadiMarch 26, 1947 – November 11, 2025 · Culture
Steven TylerMarch 26, 1948 – present · Music
Martin ShortMarch 26, 1950 – present · Film
Alan SilvestriMarch 26, 1950 – present · Music
Teddy PendergrassMarch 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010 · Music
Carl WiemanMarch 26, 1951 – present · Science
Gary RuvkunMarch 26, 1952 – present · Science
Yoshitaka AmanoMarch 26, 1952 – present · Film
Shirin NeshatMarch 26, 1957 – present · Film
Yuri GuidzenkoMarch 26, 1962 – present · Space
Prakash RajMarch 26, 1965 – present · Film
Jonathan GlazerMarch 26, 1965 – present · Film
Michael ImperioliMarch 26, 1966 – present · Film
Martin McDonaghMarch 26, 1970 – present · Film
Francis LawrenceMarch 26, 1971 – present · Film
Moyoco AnnoMarch 26, 1971 – present · Film
Erick MorilloMarch 26, 1971 – September 1, 2020 · Music
Nurgül YeşilçayMarch 26, 1976 – present · Film
Pier GonellaMarch 26, 1977 – present · Music
Hiromi UeharaMarch 26, 1979 – present · Music
YuiMarch 26, 1987 – present · Music
Carly ChaikinMarch 26, 1990 – present · Art
Ramy YoussefMarch 26, 1991 – present · Film