Historical Events
- Mar 1 Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France
- Mar 5 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13
- Mar 14 Jose Zorilla's romantic drama "El Zapatero y el Rey" premieres in Madrid
- Mar 18 In a bloody battle Liberal general Francisco Morazán attempts to retake Guatemala City from Rafael Carrera but fails, barely escaping with his life
- Mar 23 John William Draper takes 1st successful photo in US of the Moon (daguerreotype), in New York City
Famous Birthdays
Chief Joseph (1840-1904)
Mar 3 Nez Perce leader who tried to led his people to Canada (Nez Perce War), born in Wallowa Valley, Nez Perce territory (claimed as Oregon Country) [1]
- Mar 5 Constance Fenimore Woolson, American writer (Jupiter Lights), born in Claremont, New Hampshire (d. 1894)
- Mar 8 Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, born in Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
- Mar 11 Edmund Kirby Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brownville, New York (d. 1863)
- Mar 16 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)
- Mar 18 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
- Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
- Mar 25 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)
- Mar 26 Carli Zoeller, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1889)
- Mar 26 George Smith, English archaeologist and assyriologist (cuneiform script), born in London (d. 1876)
- Mar 28 Emin Pasha, German explorer and governor (Equatoria), born in Oppeln, Silesia (d. 1892)
- Mar 29 Matteo Albertone, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Alessandria (d. 1919)
Benjamin Baker (1840-1907)
Mar 31 English civil engineer who designed the bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland and the London underground, born in Frome, England
- Mar 31 John Herbert Kelly, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 2 Wilhelm Olbers, German astronomer and physician who discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta), dies at 81
- Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, German composer, dies at 61
- Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician, dies at 41
- Mar 23 William Maclure, Scottish-American geologist (first geological map), dies at 76
- Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89
Beau Brummell (1778-1840)
Mar 30 English dandy famous for his fashion style of simplicity and elegance, dies of syphilis at 61
