Famous Birthdays
- Mar 5 Vincenzo Galeotti [Tomasselli], Italian dancer, ballet master (Royal Danish Ballet, 1775-1816), and choreographer (Amors og Balletmesterens Luner (The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master)), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1816)
- Mar 15 Johan Zoffany, German painter (patronized by David Garrick and the British Royal family), born in Frankfurt (d. 1810) [date baptized]
- Mar 23 Josiah Spode, English potter and founder of Spode pottery works, born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 1797)
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)
Mar 24 English chemist, theologian and author who discovered oxygen and carbonated water, born in Birstall, England
Famous Deaths
- Mar 4 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, dies at 76
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