Famous Birthdays
- Mar 14 Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, German composer, born in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (d. 1756)
- Mar 28 Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bayern (1745-77), born in Munich (d. 1777)
- Mar 30 Tommaso Traetta, Italian opera composer and bandleader (Farnace), born in Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1779)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 22 Francesco Gasparini, Italian baroque composer (Ambleto; Missa Canonica), dies at 59
Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
Mar 31 English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (Gravity, Laws of Motion), dies at 84
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