Historical Events
- Mar 1 12 pro-independence revolutionaries captured in and around Chittagong in Bengal province, British India are sentenced to deportation for life, two to three-year prison terms with the remaining 32 being acquitted.
Lindbergh kidnapping
Mar 1 The "Lindbergh kidnapping", 20 month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh kidnapped from home in East Amwell, New Jersey, found dead 12 May
De Valera Executive Council President
Mar 9 Fianna Fáil head Eamon De Valera elected President of Ireland's Executive Council
- Mar 9 Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria
Police Raid Hitler HQ
Mar 17 German police raid Adolf Hitler's Nazi headquarters
Morenz Surpasses Denneny
Mar 17 Montreal Canadiens center Howie Morenz registers his 334th career point with an assist in a 10-4 win v NY Americans; passes Cy Denneny as NHL leader for career points
- Mar 18 91st Grand National: Tim Hamey wins aboard 50/1 outsider Forbra
- Mar 19 England beats Scotland, 16-3 at Twickenham, London to force a 3-way share with Wales and Ireland of renewed Home Nations Rugby Championship; France expelled, alleged professionalism
- Mar 19 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened in Sydney, Australia
- Mar 20 Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Kara-Kalpak ASSR
- Mar 24 1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD)
- Mar 27 De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt
Jack Benny Debut
Mar 29 Jack Benny debuts on radio, on Ed Sullivan's New York interview program
- Mar 31 150 wild swans die in Niagara Falls
- Mar 31 Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, born in Jette (d. 2016)
- Mar 2 Frank E. Petersen, American soldier and both the 1st African American Marine Corps aviator and Marine Corps general, born in Topeka Kansas (d. 2015)
- Mar 3 Fred Storey, Canadian curler (World C'ship gold 1966, 68, 69), born in Empress, Alberta (d. 2019)
- Mar 4 Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American custom hot rod car designer, born in Beverly Hills, California (d. 2001)
- Mar 4 Frank Wells, American entertainment executive (President of Walt Disney), born in Coronado, California (d. 1994)
- Mar 4 Gil Brandt, American Pro Football HOF executive (vice president player personnel Dallas Cowboys 1960-88; Super Bowl VI, XII), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
- Mar 4 Guido Baggiani, Italian composer, born in Naples, ItalyNaples, Kingdom of Italy
- Mar 4 Miriam Makeba, South African singer and civil rights activist (Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording, 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2008) [1]
- Mar 5 Earl Woods, American author (father of Tiger Woods; 2 x books about upbringing and coaching), born in Manhattan, Kansas (d. 2006)
- Mar 5 Paul Sand [Pablo Sanchez], American Tony Award-winning actor and comedian (Friends and Lovers), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 5 Robert Lombardo, American composer and composition teacher (The Music Conservatory of Chicago College. 1964-99), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Mar 5 Walter Charles Marshall, Welsh theoretical physicist (Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1981-89), born in Rumney, Wales (d. 1996)
- Mar 6 Jan Jindra, Czech rower (Olympic gold Coxed four 1952, bronze Eight 1960), born in Třeboň, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
- Mar 6 Jean Boht, English actress (Bread - "Nellie"; Distant Voices; Still Lives), born in Bebington, England (d. 2023)
- Mar 7 Ed Thrasher, American Grammy Award-winning art director (Warner Brothers Records, 1964-79), and photographer (album art for Frank Sinatra; Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead), born in Glendale, California (d. 2006)
- Mar 7 Lola Beltrán, Mexican ranchera singer ("Priscila elque se fue"; "Paloma Negra") and actress (El revólver sangriento), born in El Rosario, Mexico (d. 1966)
- Mar 9 Simon Heere Heeresma, Dutch writer and poet (Han de Wit goes in development aid), born in Amsterdam (d. 2011)
- Mar 9 Sister Bernard Ncube (née Neikie Zellie Ncube), South African religious sister, anti-apartheid activist, and politician (Member of National Assembly, 1994-2002), born in East Rand, Transvaal Union of South Africa (d. 2012)
- Mar 9 Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
- Mar 10 Anatoliy Roschin, Soviet super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
- Mar 11 Leroy Jenkins, American jazz violinist, avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Mar 11 Nigel Lawson, British journalist and politician (UK Chancellor 1983-89 reformed tax laws), born in London, England (d. 2023) [1]
- Mar 11 Valerie French, British actress (Jubal), born in London, England (d. 1990)
- Mar 12 Andrew Young, American politician (US ambassador to UN, 1977-79); Mayor of Atlanta (D), 1982-90), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 14 Naina Yeltsina, Russia's 1st First Lady (1991-99), born in Orenburg Region, Russia, Soviet Union
- Mar 15 Alan Bean, American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3, 4th to walk on the moon), born in Wheeler, Texas (d. 2018)
- Mar 15 Arif Mardin, Turkish-American music producer (Atlantic Records: Aretha Franklin; Bee Gees), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2006)
- Mar 15 David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire
- Mar 16 Walter Cunningham, American astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2023)
- Mar 17 Dick Curless, American country music singer-songwriter (A Tombstone Every Mile), born in Fort Fairfield, Maine (d. 1995)
- Mar 17 Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist, born in Devil's Lake, North Dakota (d. 2019)
F. W. de Klerk (1932-2021)
Mar 18 South African President (1989-94) and winner of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
- Mar 18 John Updike, American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (Rabbit' Run; Rabbit is Rich; Rabbit at Rest), and poet, born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
- Mar 19 Gay Brewer, American golfer (US Masters 1967), born in Middletown, Ohio (d. 2007)
- Mar 20 Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2023)
- Mar 20 Tod Dockstader, American electronic and musique concrète composers, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2015)
- Mar 21 Joseph Silverstein, American violinist, concertmaster and conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1955-84), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
- Mar 22 Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster, author and journalist (5 x US Chess C'ship; 20+ books), born in New York City (d. 2010)
- Mar 22 Leo "Bud" Welch, American gospel and Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("You Can't Hurry God"; "Cadillac Baby"), born in Sabougla, Mississippi (d. 2017)
- Mar 22 Richard Thomas, British admiral (Royal Navy) and NATO representative, born in Rhyl, Wales (d. 1998)
- Mar 23 Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mar 23 Louisiana Red [Iverson Minter], American blues guitarist, and singer-songwriter ("Sweet Blood Call"), born in Bessemer, Alabama (d. 2012)
- Mar 24 William Smith, American actor (Rich Man Poor Man; Any Which Way You Can; Hawaii 5-0), born in Columbia, Missouri (d. 2021)
- Mar 24 Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup), born in Kadaja, Estonia (d. 2005)
- Mar 26 Al Bianchi, American basketball guard with Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers; ABA Coach of the Year 1971 Virginia Squires; and general manager New York Knicks 1987-91, born in Queens, NY (d. 2019)
- Mar 26 Dick Nolan, American football head coach with San Francisco 49ers 1968-75, New Orleans Saints 1978-80, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Mar 27 (Herman) "Junior" Parker, American blues and soul singer and musician ("Mystery Train"), born in Bobo, Mississippi (d. 1971)
- Mar 28 Germaine Bazzle, American jazz vocalist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 28 Sven Oskar Lindqvist, Swedish writer (Exterminate All the Brutes), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019)
- Mar 29 William Charette, American navy Hospital Corpsman and Medal of Honour recipient, born in Ludington, Michigan (d. 2012)
- Mar 30 Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont], French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and biographer, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 2023)
- Mar 31 Godfrey Lawrence, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 8-53 v NZ 1961), born in Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Mar 31 John Jakes, American writer (North and South; Sir Scoundrel; Great Women Reporters), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- Mar 31 Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director (Town of Love & Hope), born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 1 Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti Orfici), dies at 46
- Mar 1 Frank Teschemacher, American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, killed in a car accident at 25
- Mar 3 Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), dies from poorly executed kidney surgery at 44
- Mar 3 Eugene Francis Charles D'Albert, German pianist and composer (Golem), dies at 67
- Mar 5 Takuma Dan, Japanese baron/financier/industrial, murdered
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Mar 6 American composer and march king (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77
Aristide Briand (1862-1932)
Mar 7 11 time Prime Minister of France (1909-22) and 1926 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 69
- Mar 8 Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer and tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, dies at 84
- Mar 11 Dora Carrington, British Bloomsbury artist commits suicide aged 38
- Mar 12 Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide
- Mar 14 Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian (known for his "frontier thesis"), dies at 70
George Eastman (1854-1932)
Mar 14 American inventor (Kodak camera) and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, commits suicide by shooting himself in the heart at 77
- Mar 19 Edward Barrett, Irish heavyweight wrestler and all-round sportsman (Olympic gold tug-of-war 1908), dies at 54
- Mar 20 Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Russian biologist (artificial insemination of animals), dies at 61
- Mar 24 George Harris, (4th Baron Harris), English cricket batsman and captain (4 Tests, 1 x 50; Kent CCC), dies at 81
- Mar 26 Jean Cartan, French composer, dies at 25
