1636 University of Utrecht opening ceremony
1812 - Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas, Venezuela; about 20,000 die
1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California
1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies
1958 - Explorer program, Explorer 3 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1969 Soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched
BANGLADESH INDEPENDENCE DAY – MARCH 26
