Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Giovanni Francesco Milanta, Italian composer and organist, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1651)
- Mar 8 Johann von Rist, German composer and poet known for his hymns, born in Ottensen, County of Holstein-Pinneberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667)
- Mar 12 Paul Gerhardt, German Luthern hymnist, born in Gräfenhainichen, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1676)
- Mar 24 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (famous victories during Anglo-Dutch Wars), born in Vlissingen, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1676)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 11 Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer
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