Historical Events on March 26

9th-century battle between Saxons and Viking invaders in England

1205 battle between the Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea

1544 battle on Glasgow Muir, Scotland, as part of the Rough Wooing

Magnitude 7 earthquake (March 26, 1812) in Venezuela damaging Caracas, La Guaira, Barquisimeto, San Felipe and Mérida

1917 battle in the Middle Eastern theatre of WWI

Battle of the 1944 Burma campaign during World War II

1954 codename for one of the first thermonuclear bomb tests

30th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1957

Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty — 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

62nd Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1989

2000 Russian presidential election — presidential election in Russia

72nd Academy Awards — Academy Awards ceremony honoring the best films of 1999

2000 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2000

Combat incident between North and South Korea

Battle of the Yemeni Revolution

Explosion caused by illegal tapping of a gas main

2017 Australian Grand Prix — motor car race