Best known
Best known
Ludger
Bishop of Munster
Sugawara no Michizane
Japanese scholar, poet, and politician
Guntram the Rich
10th-century German nobleman
'Adud al-Dawla
Emir of the Buyids from 949 to 983
Sigurd the Crusader
King of Norway from 1103 to 1130
Sancho I of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1185 to 1211
Ludger — Bishop of Munster, who died on March 26 809.
Sugawara no Michizane — Japanese scholar, poet, and politician, who died on March 26 903.
Guntram the Rich — 10th-century German nobleman, who died on March 26 973.
'Adud al-Dawla — Emir of the Buyids from 949 to 983, who died on March 26 983.
Sigurd the Crusader — King of Norway from 1103 to 1130, who died on March 26 1130.
Sancho I of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1185 to 1211, who died on March 26 1212.
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124 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 26, including Ludger, Sugawara no Michizane, Guntram the Rich. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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53 documented historical events happened on March 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantine emperor Maurice proclaimed his son Theodosius as his co-emperor. On the same day, in another year: Saladin (depicted on coin) was inaugurated as vizier of Egypt. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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