^B{^#!16!11 March^N! Feast day of St Oengus, St Vindician, St Sophronius of Jerusalem, St Constantine of Cornwall, St Eulogius of Cordova, St Aurea, St Benedict of Milan, and St Teresa Margaret Redi.
^B{1682^B} The Royal Chelsea Hospital for soldiers was founded by Charles II. ^B{1702^B} The first successful English daily newspaper, the ^I{Daily Courant^I} was published in London. ^B{1941^B} US Congress passed the Lend-Lease Bill, authorising huge loans to Britain to finance World War II. ^B{1985^B} Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the USSR. ^B{1988^B} The Bank of England replaced pound notes with pound coins. ^B{1990^B} US tennis player Jennifer Capriati, aged 13, became the youngest-ever finalist in a professional contest.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Urbain Leverrier, French astronomer, ^B{1811^B}; Malcolm Campbell, English speed record holder, ^B{1885^B}; Harold Wilson, British politician,^B{ 1916^B}; Rupert Murdoch, Australian newspaper proprietor, ^B{1931^B}; Douglas Adams, English author of ^I{The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy^I}, ^B{1952^B}; Nigel Lawson, British politician, ^B{1932^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Rolf Boldrewood, Australian author, ^B{1915^B}; David Beatty, British admiral, ^B{1936^B}; Alexander Fleming, Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, ^B{1955^B}; Richard Evelyn Bird, US aviator and explorer, ^B{1957^B}; Erle Stanley Gardner, US lawyer and crime writer, ^B{1970^B}.
