^B{^#!16!30 March^N! Feast day of St Osburga, St John Climacus, St Zosimus of Syracuse, St Ludolf, St Leonard Murialdo, and St Rieul.
^B{1775 ^B}The British parliament passed an Act forbidding its North American colonies to trade with anyone other than Britain. ^B{1842^B} Ether was first used as an anesthetic during surgery, by US doctor Crawford Long. ^B{1856^B} The Crimean War was brought to an end by the signing of the Treaty of Paris.^B{ 1867^B} The US bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million (oil had not yet been discovered). ^B{1893^B} Thomas Bayard, the US's first ambassador to Great Britain, arrived in London. ^B{1981^B} In Washington DC, US, would-be assassin John Hinckley shot President Reagan in the chest.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Francisco de Goya, Spanish painter, ^B{1746^B}; Paul Verlaine, French poet, ^B{1844^B}; Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter, ^B{1853^B}; Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright, ^B{1880^B}; Melanie Klein, Austrian-born British psychologist, ^B{1882^B}; Eric Clapton, English guitarist, ^B{1945^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and obstetrician, ^B{1783^B}; 'Beau' Brummel, English dandy, ^B{1840^B}; Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher, ^B{1925^B}; Friedrich Bergius, German scientist, ^B{1949^B}; LΘon Blum, French politician, ^B{1950^B}; James Cagney, US film actor, ^B{1986^B}.
