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) Born in 1726 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 Feb 1726 History by Year Apr 1726 What Happened in 1726 Murder Most Foul in Olde EnglandMarch 26, 1726