- Mar 3 Nikos Mamangakis, Greek classical and electronic music composer, born in Rethymno, Crete (d. 2013)
- Mar 4 Bernard Haitink, Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw, 1961-88; London Philharmonic, 1967-79; Royal Opera Covent Garden, 1987-2002), born in Amsterdam, Nethetlands (d. 2021) [1]
- Mar 4 Josep Mestres-Quadreny, Spanish composer, born in Manresa, Spain (d. 2021)
- Mar 5 J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, born in Monticello, Mississippi (d. 1967)
- Mar 7 Yvonne Chouteau, Native American dancer (one of the "five Moons" of Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
- Mar 12 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
- Mar 13 Jan Howard [Lula Grace Johnson], American country music singer and songwriter (For Loving You), born in West Plains, Missouri (d. 2020)
- Mar 16 Edwin London, American horn player, conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra; Ineluctable Modality Choir), and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- Mar 18 Ctirad Kohoutek, Czech composer, born in Zábřeh, Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
- Mar 18 John Macurdy, American operatic bass (Met Opera), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2020)
- Mar 19 Herman van San, Belgian classical and electro-acoustic composer, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1975)
- Mar 19 Robert Muczynski, American classical pianist, composer (Time Pieces), and educator, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
- Mar 23 Gerrit den Braber, Dutch songwriter and lyricist (Ring-dinge-ding; I See a Star), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1997)
- Mar 25 Cecil Taylor, American pianist, poet, and one of the pioneers of free jazz, born in Corona, Queens, New York (d. 2018)
- Mar 25 Tommy Hancock, American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - "I Should Have Married Marie"; "Tacos for Two"), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020)
- Mar 26 Maurice Simon, American jazz saxophonist, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2019)
About March 1929
How Old? 95 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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