^B{^#!16!7 March^N! Feast day of St Eosterwine, St Perpetua, and St Felicitas.
^B{1838^B} Swedish singer Jenny Lind gave her debut performance in ^I{Der Freischutz^I}. ^B{1876^B} Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. ^B{1912^B} French aviator Henri Seimet made the first non-stop flight from Paris to London. ^B{1926^B} A radio-telephone link was established between London and New York. ^B{1965^B} The first US marines landed in S. Vietnam. ^B{1969^B} In Britain, the Victoria line was opened as part of London's underground railroad. ^B{1971^B} Women in Switzerland achieved the right to vote and hold federal office.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Tomas Masaryk, Czech leader, ^B{1850^B}; Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter, ^B{1872^B}; Maurice Ravel, French composer, ^B{1875^B}; Viv Richards, Antiguan cricketer, ^B{1952^B}; Ivan Lendl, Czech tennis player, ^B{1960^B}; Rik Mayall, English comedian, ^B{1958^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor, ^B{AD 161^B}; St Thomas Aquinas, Christian philosopher, ^B{1274^B}; Herman Mankiewicz, US screenwriter, ^B{1953^B}; Percy Wyndham Lewis, English writer and artist, ^B{1957^B}; Stevie Smith, English poet and novelist, ^B{1971^B}.
