March 26, 1961 (Sunday)
- In rugby union, France defeated Wales 8–6 at the Stade Colombes to assure themselves of overall victory in the 1961 Five Nations Championship.
- The Lombank Trophy was held at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England, and was won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper T53.
- Born: Billy Warlock, American TV soap opera actor, in Gardena, California
- Died: Carlos Duarte Costa, 72, founder of the Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church
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“The blue and the gray. Let us march together beneath the star- spangled banner.”
—Laurence Stallings (18941968)