^B{^#!16!20 March^N! Feast day of St Cuthbert, St Wolfram, St Herbert of Derwentwater, St Martin of Braga, St Photina and her Companions, and the Martyrs of Mar Saba.
^B{1602^B} The Dutch government founded the Dutch East India Company. ^B{1806^B} The foundation stone of Dartmoor Prison was laid. ^B{1815^B} Napoleon returned to Paris from banishment on the island of Elba to begin his last 100 days of power that ended with defeat and exile. ^B{1852^B} US author Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ^I{Uncle Tom's Cabin^I} was published. ^B{1956 ^B}Tunisia achieved independence from France.^B{ 1980^B} Pirate radio ship ^I{Radio Caroline^I} sank.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Ovid, Roman poet, ^B{43 BC^B}; Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright, ^B{1828^B}; Beniamino Gigli, Italian operatic tenor, ^B{1890^B}; Michael Redgrave, English actor, ^B{1908^B}; Vera Lynn, English singer, ^B{1917^B}; Madan Lal, Indian cricketer, ^B{1951^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}King Henry IV of England, ^B{1413^B}; Thomas Seymour, Lord High Admiral of England, executed, ^B{1549^B}; Isaac Newton, English scientist, ^B{1727^B}; Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian revolutionary leader, ^B{1894^B}; Ferdinand Foch, French Army marshal, ^B{1929^B}; Brendan Behan, Irish playwright, ^B{1964^B}.
