Famous people died in 26 March

Cecil Rhodes was a politician cum businessman who founded the diamond company De Beers

Eazy-E (Eric Lynn Wright) was an American rapper fondly referred to as "The Godfather of Gangsta rap"

Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers the world has ever had

James Callaghan was a Labour Party Politician and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979

Popular as ‘Divine Sarah’, Sarah Bernhardt was one of the most excellent actors of the 19th century France

Lin Yutang was a famous Chinese translator and writer who invented the Chinese-language typewriter

Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist and humanist

Raymond Chandler was a renowned American crime and pulp fiction novelist and screenwriter

Noel Coward was an eminent English playwright, singer, actor and composer

David Lloyd George was a British Liberal politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922