Famous Birthdays
- Mar 6 John Alberti, Dutch theologist and philologist, born at Assen (d. 1762)
- Mar 10 Gaetano Maria Schiassi, Italian violinist and composer (Christmas Symphony), born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1754)
- Mar 26 Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist, born in Helvíkovice, Bohemia (d. 1765)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 14 Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman, dies at 75