Historical Events
- Mar 8 Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain
Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles
Mar 18 Thomas Pelham-Holles becomes British Prime Minister on the death of his brother Henry Pelham
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 4 Benjamin Waterhouse, American physician co-founder of Harvard Medical School, and smallpox vaccine pioneer, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1846)
- Mar 4 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, Flemish composer, baptized in Liège, Belgium (d. 1833)
- Mar 15 Silvestro Palma, Italian composer, born in Barano d'Ischia, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1834)
- Mar 17 Madame Roland [Marie-Jeanne Phlippon], French revolutionary (member of the Girondist faction), born in Paris, France (d. 1793)
- Mar 23 Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
Famous Deaths
Henry Pelham (1694-1754)
Mar 6 British Prime Minister (Whig: 1743-54) who introduced the Gin Acts, dies at about 57
