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Famous Birthdays
- Mar 5 Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer and naval chaplain (My Son on the Galley), born in Viby, Sweden (d. 1778)
- Mar 8 André Michaux, French botanist, born in Satory, France (d. 1802)
- Mar 13 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech organist and composer, born in Svitavy, Margraviate of Moravia, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
- Mar 17 Jan Dawid Holland, Polish composer, born in Sankt Andreasberg, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
- Mar 27 Augustin Ullinger, German composer, born in Ranoldsberg, Upper Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1781)
- Mar 27 Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican attorney and father of emperor Napoleon, born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Republic of Genoa (d. 1785)
- Mar 27 Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (Elegy written in Spring), born in Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland (d. 1767)
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Mar 30 Spanish romantic painter and printmaker (The Third of May 1808), born in Fuendetodos, Spain
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