March 26

Thursday 26, 1998:

Oued Bouaicha massacre in Algeria; 52 people killed with axes and knives, 32 of them babies under the age of 2.

Monday 26, 1979:

Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty in Washington, DC

Wednesday 26, 1913:

Balkan War: Bulgarian forces take Adrianople.

Wednesday 26, 1636:

Utrecht University is founded in The Netherlands

Sunday 26, 1026:

Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.

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