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What Happened in March 1726

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 8 Richard Howe, British admiral, born in London (d. 1799)
  • Mar 14 Joseph Anton Steffan [Josef Antonín Štěpán], Bohemian harpsichordist and composer, born in Kopidlno, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1797)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 5 Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician
  • Mar 26 John Vanbrugh, Dutch-English playwright (The Provoked Wife), dies at 62