Growing list of those born or died on March 26 in any year

Berry Lawson was an African American 28-year-old hotel waiter who was arrested for [allegedly] loitering in the lobby of the Mt. Fuji Hotel in March 1938. Sometime during his arrest,

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Lawson received fatal injuries and died soon after. The arresting officers testified to the coroner’s jury that Lawson fell down some stairs while resisting arrest. Evidence surfaced showing that the officers had beaten Lawson to death, bribed a witness to leave town, and

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procured a fake witness to say he saw Lawson fall down the stairs.

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831) was a minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' most active and influential [Black] leaders.

Henry Sylvester Williams (24 March 1867 or 15

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February 1869 – 26 March 1911) was a Trinidadian lawyer, activist, councillor and writer who was among the founders of the Pan-African movement.

Miguel Silveira dos Santos (born 26 March 2003), simply known as Miguel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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