Famous Birthdays
- Mar 4 Aert Schouman, Dutch bird and portrait painter (d. 1792)
- Mar 4 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777)
- Mar 13 John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, British field marshal, born in Oundle, Northamptonshire (d. 1797)
- Mar 30 John Hawkins, English writer (A General History of the Science and Practice of Music; Life of Samuel Johnson), born in London (d. 1789)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 7 Steven Jacobsz Vennekool, Amsterdam architect, buried
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