^B{^#!16!26 March^N! Feast day of St William of Norwich, St Liudger, St Felix of Trier, St Castulus of Rome, St Braulio, and St Basil of Rome.
^B{1839^B} The annual rowing regatta at Henley-on-Thames was established. ^B{1886^B} The funeral of the first person to be officially cremated in Britain took place in Woking, Surrey. ^B{1920 ^B}The British special constables known as the Black and Tans arrived in Ireland. ^B{1934^B} Driving tests were introduced in Britain. ^B{1973^B} The first women were allowed on the floor of the London Stock Exchange. ^B{1979^B} Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty after two years of negotiations.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}A E Housman, English poet, ^B{1859^B}; Robert Frost, US poet, ^B{1874^B}; Pierre Boulez, French conductor and composer, ^B{1925^B}; Leonard Nimoy, US actor who played Mr Spock in the TV series ^I{Star Trek^I}; James Caan, US film actor, ^B{1939^B}; Diana Ross, US singer, ^B{1944^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, ^B{1726^B}; Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer, ^B{1827^B}; Walt Whitman, US poet, ^B{1892^B}; Cecil Rhodes, English-born South African politician, ^B{1902^B}; Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, ^B{1923^B}; Raymond Chandler, US novelist who created private eye Philip Marlowe, ^B{1959^B}; Noel Coward, English playwright and entertainer, ^B{1973^B}.
