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26 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)
Anniversary
2010 - An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.Self-propelled underwater weapon
Anniversary
2009 - A prototype of the Tesla Model S, one of the most influential electric cars in history, was unveiled.Battery-electric full-size car
Anniversary
1999 - A jury began deliberations in the trial of Jack Kevorkian, an American practitioner of physician-assisted suicide who was charged with murder in the death of a terminally ill patient.American pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)
Anniversary
1997 - Police in Rancho Santa Fe, California, discovered the bodies of 39 members of the religious group Heaven's Gate who had died in an apparent cult suicide.Census-designated place in California, United States
Historical events
History
2024 - The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing six people.Bridge in Maryland, U.S. (1977–2024)
History
2017 - Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.Anti-corruption street protests
History
2010 - The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.Pohang-class corvette
History
2005 - Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.Country in East Asia
History
1998 - During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.1992–2002 conflict between the Algerian government and Islamist rebels
History
1997 - Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.American UFO religion (1974–1997)
History
1991 - Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.Country in South America
History
1991 - Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport.1991 aircraft hijacking in Singapore
History
1982 - A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.US national memorial in Washington, D.C.
History
1981 - Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.Political party in the United Kingdom (1981–88)
Notable births
Born
2005 - Ella Anderson, American actressAmerican actress and singer-songwriter (born 2005)
Born
2004 - Awra Briguela, Filipino actor and comedianFilipino actor and comedian (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and social media personalityAmerican rapper and internet personality (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Jameson Williams, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Andrei Svechnikov, Russian ice hockey playerRussian ice hockey player (born 2000)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Noelia Castillo, Spanish woman who died after receiving euthanasia (born 2000)2026 intentional death of Spanish woman
Died
2026 - Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper (born 1940)English athlete (1940–2026)
Died
2026 - Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji (born 1941)President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015
Died
2024 - Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (born 1930)American diplomat (1930–2024)
Died
2023 - María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (born 1937)Argentine writer (1937–2023)
Died
2023 - Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Indian actor and politician (born 1948)Indian actor and politician (1948–2023)
Died
2023 - Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer, developed the LZ family of compression algorithms (born 1931)Israeli electrical engineer (1931–2023)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 4.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
5.57 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Gemini
6.03 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.