Musicians Born in March 1885

  • Mar 6 (Joseph) Rosario Bourdon, French Canadian-American cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and musical director (Victor Talking Machine Company, 1905-31; Symphonique de Montréal, 1935-44), born in Longueuil, Quebec (d. 1961)
  • Mar 16 Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer, born in Toscolano, Italy (d. 1943)
  • Mar 22 Adriano Lualdi, Italian composer (Il diavolo nel campanile), and conductor, born in Larino, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1971)
  • Mar 22 Jēkabs Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1971)
  • Mar 26 Julius Harrison, British composer and conductor (Bredon Hill), born in Stourport, Worcestershire, England (d. 1963)
  • Mar 28 Marc Delmas, French composer, chiefly of stage and choral works, and musicologist, born in Saint-Quentin, France (d. 1931)