Historical Events
- Mar 2 1st US indoor glider flight, St Louis Terminal Building
- Mar 4 Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated
- Mar 4 Emma Fahning bowls 1st sanctioned 300 game by a woman
- Mar 4 Terrible floods ransack Languedoc and the surrounds in south-west France, resulting in twelve departments being submerged by water and causing the death of over 700 people.
- Mar 7 Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball
- Mar 7 NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in "Negro"
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Mar 9 Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's satirical opera "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" premieres in Leipzig, Germany
Event of Interest
Mar 11 Hans Luther is appointed as president of the Reichsbank.
- Mar 11 William Taft, American 27th President & Chief Justice buried in Arlington Cemetery
Salt March
Mar 12 Mahatma Gandhi begins his famous 200 mile (300km) protest march against the widely hated British salt tax
- Mar 12 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh] sets world record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1)
- Mar 13 Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory
- Mar 15 1st seaplane glider flown at Port Washington, NY
- Mar 15 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched
- Mar 16 USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) floated out to become a national shrine
- Mar 17 Construction begins of the Empire State Building, the world's 1st skyscraper of 100+ stories, on 5th Avenue in New York City
- Mar 18 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game
- Mar 19 Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi
- Mar 20 American engine builder Clessie Cummins sets diesel engine speed record of 80.4 mph (129.39 kph)
Sanders Court & Café
Mar 20 American fast food restaurant chain "KFC" [Kentucky Fried Chicken] is founded as Sanders Court & Café by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky
Vinson Again US Champion
Mar 23 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
Piston's Suite for Orchestra
Mar 28 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston)
Istanbul – The Queen of Cities
Mar 28 Turkish cities Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara
- Mar 29 89h Grand National: 10-year-old 100/8 shot Shaun Goilin, ridden by jockey Tommy Cullinan, wins by a neck from Melleray's Belle
- Mar 29 Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Chancellor
- Mar 30 Babberich-H soccer team forms
- Mar 31 The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next 38 years
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Coimbatarao Gopinath, Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests, HS 50), born in Madras, India
- Mar 1 Gastone Nencini, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1957; Tour de France 1960), born in Florence, Italy (d. 1980)
- Mar 1 Pierre Max Dubois, French composer of classical music, conductor, and music educator, born in Graulhet, France (d. 1995)
- Mar 1 Raymond St Jacques, American actor, director and producer, who was the 1st African-American to hold a regular role in a western series (Simon Blake in "Rawhide"), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1990)
- Mar 2 Emma Penella, Spanish actress, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2007)
- Mar 2 Jan van Noor, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA)
- Mar 2 John Cullum, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen singer and actor (Hamlet; 1776; Hawaii; Northern Exposure - "Holling"; The Middle -"Big Mike"), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- Mar 3 Heiner Geißler, German politician (Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health, 1982–85), and party leader (General Secretary of Christian Democratic Union, 1977-89), born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany (d. 2017)
- Mar 3 Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
- Mar 5 Del Crandall, American baseball catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; 4 × Gold Glove Award; Boston/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners), born in Ontario, California (d. 2021)
- Mar 6 Lorin Maazel, American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra, 1972-82; Orchestre National de France, 1977-91; NY Philharmonic 2001-09), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2014)
- Mar 7 Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
- Mar 7 Stanley Miller, American chemist (created 'primordial soup' experiment to show how life might have originated on earth), born in Oakland, California (d. 2007)
- Mar 8 Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
- Mar 9 Harry Aarts, Dutch politician and 2nd chamber member (CDA), born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
Mar 9 American jazz saxophonist and composer (Downbeat Musician of Year, 1966), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Mar 9 Taina Elg, Finnish-American actress (Hercules in NY, Les Girls), born in Impilahti, Finland
- Mar 9 Thomas Schippers, American conductor (Amahl & Night Visitors), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 1977)
- Mar 10 Raymond Rasberry, American gospel pianist, songwriter, and singer, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1995)
- Mar 10 Sandor Iharos, Hungarian runner, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1996)
- Mar 11 Bobby Winkles, American College Baseball Hall of Fame coach (Arizona State University) and manager (California Angels, Oakland A's), born in Tuckerman, Arkansas (d. 2020)
- Mar 11 David Gentleman, designer/painter
- Mar 12 Antony Acland, British diplomat (Ambassador to US, 1986-91; Undersecretary of State, 1982-86; Ambassador to Spain 1977-80; Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1975-77), and administrator (Provost of Eton College, 1991-2000), born in UK (d. 2021)
- Mar 12 Robin Cavendish, English campaigner for the disabled, born in Middleton, England (d. 1994)
- Mar 12 Scoey Mitchell [Roscoe Mitchill], American TV writer, director, and actor (Barefoot in the Park; Rhoda), born in Newburgh, New York (d. 2022)
- Mar 12 Stanko Horvat, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2006)
- Mar 12 Wardell Quezergue, American jazz, blues, and funk composer, arranger, record producer, and bandleader, known as the "Creole Beethoven", born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2011)
- Mar 13 (Richard Allen) "Blue" Mitchell, American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet; Riverside; Blue Note), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1979)
- Mar 13 Doug Harvey, American Baseball HOF umpire (NL 1962-92; 5 x World Series; 7 x MLB All-Star games; career total 4,673 games), born in South Gate, California (d. 2018)
- Mar 14 Dieter Schnebel, German experimental composer (Harley-Davidson, for nine motorbikes and trumpet), born in Lahr, Germany (d. 2018)
- Mar 14 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), born in Enid, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- Mar 14 Ray Flockton, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50's) (d. 2011)
- Mar 15 Kostas Nestoridis, Greek soccer forward (17 caps; Panionios FC, AEK Athens) and manager (Pandramaikos FC, AEK Athens), born in Drama, Greece (d. 2023)
- Mar 15 Zhores Alferov, Soviet-Russian physicist (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics), born in Vitebsk, Soviet Union (d. 2019)
- Mar 16 Don Perry, Canadian ice hockey coach (LA Kings 1982-84), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2019)
- Mar 16 Minoru Miky, Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments, born in Tokushima, Japan (d. 2011)
- Mar 17 James Irwin, American air force officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 15, 8th person to walk on the moon), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- Mar 18 Maurice Peress, American conductor (Kansas City Philharmonic, 1974-80), born in New York City (d. 2017)
- Mar 18 Pat Halcox, British jazz trumpeter (Chris Barber Jazz Band, 1954-2008), born in Chelsea, London (d. 2013)
- Mar 19 Bill Henderson, American jazz singer ("Señor Blues"), and actor (Dreams - "Torpedo"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
- Mar 20 Michel Magne, French experimental music and film score composer (Gigot; Barbarella), and recording studio owner (Château d'Hérouville), born in Lisieux, France (d. 1984)
- Mar 21 James Coco, American character actor (Only When I Laugh; Murder by Death), and singer (Man of La Mancha), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1987)
- Mar 22 Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator (President of Harvard University), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Mar 22 Lynden Pindling, Bahamas 'Father of the Nation' Prime Minister of Bahamas (1967-92), born in Nassau, Bahamas (d. 2000)
- Mar 22 Pat Robertson, American Baptist televangelist and media mogul (700 club, Presidential candidate-R-1989), born in Lexington, Virginia (d. 2023) [1]
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Mar 22 American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning composer and lyricist (West Side Story; Sunday in the Park With George; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Gypsy), born in New York City [1]
- Mar 24 Kenneth Nelson, American actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d. 1993)
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Mar 24 American actor called "The King of Cool" during the 1960s (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape), born in Beech Grove, Indiana
- Mar 25 David Burge, American pianist, composer and conductor, born in Evanston, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Mar 26 Cristóbal Halffter, Spanish conductor, and composer (Yes, speak out, yes; Lazarus), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2021)
- Mar 26 Gregory Corso, American beat poet (Happy Birthday of Death, Long Live Man), born in New York City (d. 2001)
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-2023)
Mar 26 American 1st woman Supreme Court Justice (1981- 2006), born in El Paso, Texas [1]
- Mar 27 Bob den Uyl, Dutch journalist and writer (Bird Watching), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- Mar 27 David Janssen, American actor (The Fugitive, Harry O), born in Naponee Nebraska (d. 1980)
- Mar 28 Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet, born in Rome (d. 1996)
- Mar 28 Elizabeth Bainbridge, English opera singer, born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire
- Mar 28 George Bruce, British portrait painter, born in Kensington, London (d. 2022)
- Mar 28 Robert Ashley, American composer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan (d. 2014)
- Mar 29 Donny Conn, American musician (The Playmates), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2015)
- Mar 29 Gundibail Sunderam, Indian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Udupi, India (d. 2010)
- Mar 29 Hugh Seymour, 8th Marquess of Hertford (d. 1997)
John Astin (94 years old)
Mar 30 American actor (I'm Dickens, He's Fenster; The Addams Family), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Mar 30 Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson], British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, 1998-2000), born in England (d. 2018)
- Mar 30 Rolf Harris, Australian-British comedian, actor, painter, singer-songwriter ("Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"), and convicted sex offender, born in Bassendean, Western Australia (d. 2023) [1]
Famous Deaths
D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
Mar 2 English poet and writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies of tuberculosis at 44
- Mar 6 Alfred von Tirpitz, German architect of the Imperial Navy (Tirpitz Plan, Unrestricted U-boat Warfare) and World War I Grand Admiral, dies at 80
- Mar 6 William Milton, British cricket all-rounder (3 Tests South Africa, 2 wickets) and rugby union centre (2 Tests England), dies at 75
- Mar 8 Edward Terry Sanford, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (b. 1865)
William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
Mar 8 27th US President (Republican: 1909-13) and Chief Justice, dies at 72
- Mar 12 Alois Jirásek, Czech novelist (The White Mountain), magazine editor (Zorn), and playwright, dies at 78
William George Barker (1894-1930)
Mar 12 Canadian fighter ace (Victoria Cross recipient), dies in a plane crash during a demonstration flight at 35
Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870-1930)
Mar 16 Spanish dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (1923-30) and military officer, dies of fever and diabetes at 60
Arthur Balfour (1848-1930)
Mar 19 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1902-05) and Foreign Secretary (Balfour Declaration), dies of unremitting circulatory trouble at 81
