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March 26: Day of the Week
March 26, 2024 was the 86th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 280 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
March 26 Historical Event(s)
1484
William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop’s Fables.
1839
The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
1881
Thessaly is freed and becomes part of Greece again.
1913
Balkan War: Bulgarian forces invade Adrianople.
1934
The driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom.
1974
Gaura Devi leads a group of 27 women of Laata village, Henwalghati, Garhwal Himalayas, to form circles around trees to stop them being felled and giving rise to the Chipko Movement in India.
1975
The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
1991
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
1997
Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven’s Gate cult suicides.
1999
A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
Who were born on March 26?
1859
Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (d. 1936)
1898
Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979)
1911
Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2003)
1927
Harold Chapman, British photographer
1929
Tom Foley, American politician
1972
Jon Reep, American comedian and actor
1981
Jay Sean, British R&B singer
1984
Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986
Jonny Craig, Canadian singer and songwriter (Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance)
1987
YUI, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters WHNOEUIPYI? Check your answers here: Word scramble WHNOEUIPYI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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