Historical Events
- Mar 1 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances
- Mar 1 Kokomo the Chimp becomes Today Show animal editor
- Mar 1 KTWO TV channel 2 in Casper, WY (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 3 2nd Eurovision Song Contest: Corry Brokken for Netherlands wins singing "Net als toen" in Frankfurt
- Mar 3 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham & Jones of Great Britain
- Mar 3 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner & Paul of Canada
- Mar 3 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins of the USA
- Mar 3 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (US)
- Mar 4 Gold Coast officially changes its name to Ghana ahead of its independence
- Mar 4 The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90.
Election of Interest
Mar 5 Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fail-party wins election in Ireland
- Mar 5 Sgt Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Mar 6 Centenary of Dred Scott slavery court decision marked by rediscovery of Scott's grave
- Mar 6 Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from the United Kingdom
- Mar 8 David Diamond's 6th Symphony premieres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch
- Mar 8 Egypt reopens the Suez Canal after Israel withdraws from occupied Egyptian territory
- Mar 8 Israeli troops leave Egypt in compliance with UN resolution
- Mar 8 USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
- Mar 9 4th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats South Carolina, 95-75
- Mar 9 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska
- Mar 10 Thousands of soccer fans riot in Italy
- Mar 11 Charles Van Doren finally loses on US TV game show "Twenty-One" after winning $129,000 - later revealed to be fixed
- Mar 12 German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions
Battle of Interest
Mar 13 Bloody battles in Cuba after the student led "Revolutionary Directorate" attacks the presidential palace in Havana in an unsuccessful attempt to depose dictator Fulgencio Batista
- Mar 14 Indonesian government of Sastroamidjojo resigns
Emmy Awards
Mar 16 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young & Loretta Young win
- Mar 16 England clinches its 15th Five Nations Rugby Championship, the Grand Slam, Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup with a 16-3 win over Scotland at Twickenham, London
Golf Tournament
Mar 16 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins her 7th Titleholders title by 3 strokes from amateur Anne Quast
- Mar 16 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating NY Rangers 14-1
- Mar 17 Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted
Plane Crash
Mar 17 Presidential plane crashes on Mt. Manunggal in Cebu, Philippines killing 25 including Filipino President Ramon Magsaysay
Event of Interest
Mar 21 Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in NYC
All Shook Up
Mar 22 "All Shook Up" single released by Elvis Presley
- Mar 22 Earthquake shakes San Francisco
- Mar 22 Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian
Sports History
Mar 23 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas, 54-53 (3 OT); Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas 4th player to be named tournament MOP despite not playing for the championship team
- Mar 23 US army sells last homing pigeons
- Mar 25 NBA modifies the free-throw rule
- Mar 25 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market)
Academy Awards
Mar 27 29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win
Cinderella
Mar 31 Rodgers & Hammerstein's live television musical "Cinderella", starring Julie Andrews, with Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley, premieres on CBS-TV
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Johnny Ray, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1988; Silver Slugger Award 1983; Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels), born in Chouteau, Oklahoma
- Mar 1 Jon Carroll, American pop vocalist (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 4 Jim Dwyer, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, born in New York City (d. 2020)
- Mar 4 Mykelti Williamson, American actor (Justified; Forrest Gump; The New WKRP in Cincinnati), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Mar 4 Rick Mast, American auto racer (9 x race wins NASCAR Xfinity Series, 5 poles, 95 top 10), born in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia
- Mar 5 Mark E. Smith, British rock vocalist (The Fall; The Post - "Nearly Man"), born in Broughton, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
- Mar 5 Tim Holden, American politician (Rep-D-Pennsylvania 1993-2013), born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania
- Mar 6 Edward "Eddie" Deezen, American actor (Grease; I Wanna Hold Your Hand), born in Cumberland, Maryland
- Mar 7 Robert Harris, British TV reporter, journalist and author (Fatherland, Enigma), born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
- Mar 8 Billy Childs, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 8 Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
- Mar 8 Clive Burr, English drummer (Iron Maiden, 1979-82), born in London, England (d. 2013)
- Mar 8 Cynthia Rothrock, actress (Lady Dragon, Honor & Glory), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Mar 8 Ruth Wysocki, American 800m/1500m runner, born in Alhambra, California
- Mar 9 Faith Daniels, American television news anchor (CBS-TV), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mar 9 Jon Engen, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Oslo, Norway
- Mar 9 Mark Mancina, American film score composer (Speed; Bad Boys; Moana), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 9 Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician, leader of Swedish Social Democratic Party, born in Sollefteå, Västernorrland County, Sweden
- Mar 10 Adolfo Horta, Cuban Heavey weight boxer (Olympic silver 1980), born in Camaguey, Cuba
- Mar 10 Matt Knudsen, American actor, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Osama bin Laden (1957-2011)
Mar 10 Islamic militant and founder of al-Qaeda, born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Mar 10 Shannon Lee Tweed, Canadian actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1981, Playmate of the Year 1982), born in St Johns, Newfoundland
- Mar 11 Cheryl Lynn, American disco and R&B singer-songwriter ("Got To Be Real"; "Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 11 Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Leningrad, Soviet Union, Chess Grandmaster, (d. 2012)
- Mar 11 Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, born in Kerman, Iran (d. 2020)
- Mar 11 The Lady Chablis [Benjamin Knox], American transgender entertainer (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), born in Quincy, Florida (d. 2016)
- Mar 12 Jerry Levine, American actor ("Born on the Fourth of July"), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Mar 12 Marlon D Jackson, singer (Jackson 5 - "Stop! The Love You Save May Be Your Own"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Mar 13 John Hoeven, American politician (Senator-R-North Dakota 2011-, Governor of North Dakota 2000-10), born in Bismarck, North Dakota
- Mar 13 Steve Lake, American baseball player, born in Inglewood, California
- Mar 14 Andrew Robinson, British author (Times Higher Education Supplement), born in England
- Mar 14 Mark Gordon, American politician, Governor of Wyoming (2019-), born in New York City
- Mar 14 Tad Williams, American fantasy and science fiction author, born in San Jose, California
- Mar 15 David Silverman, American animator (The Simpsons), born in Long Island, New York
- Mar 15 Janet Cardiff, Canadian sound artist (Forty Part Motet), born in Brussels, Ontario
- Mar 15 Park Overall, American actress (Empty Nest; Mississippi Burning), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Mar 15 Víctor Muñoz, Spanish footballer, 1976-91 (Real Zaragoza; Barcelona; and 2 other teams), and manager, 1996-2014 (11 teams), born in Zaragoza, Spain
- Mar 16 Pearl Moore, WBL guard (NY Stars)
- Mar 17 Hamish Kilgour. New Zealand drummer (The Clean - "Tally Ho!"), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2022)
- Mar 17 Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
- Mar 18 Christer Fuglesang, physicist/astronaut (Mir backup), born in Stockholm, Sweden
- Mar 18 György Pazdera, Hungarian heavy metal bassist (Pokolgép), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Mar 18 Melvin Gentry, American R&B singer and guitarist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator"), born in the USA
- Mar 20 David Foster, Australian woodchopper (21 x World 600mm Double-handed Sawing C'ship), born in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Spike Lee (67 years old)
Mar 20 American film director (Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Mar 20 Theresa Russell [Paup], actress (Black Widow, Razor's Edge), born in San Diego, California
- Mar 20 Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
- Mar 21 Sabrina Le Beauf, actress (Sondra-Crosby Show), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Mar 22 Stephanie Mills, American singer-songwriter and actress (The Wiz), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 23 Amanda Plummer, American actress (Hotel New Hampshire, Dollmaker), born in New York City
- Mar 23 Robbie James, Welsh soccer midfielder (46 caps; Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City, Bradford City), born in Gorseinon, Wales (d. 1998)
- Mar 23 Sheila Rena Ingram, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 23 Teresa Ganzel, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory), born in Toledo, Ohio
- Mar 24 Scott J Horowitz, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 75, 82), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 25 Jim Uhls, American screenwriter
- Mar 26 Leeza Gibbons, American TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Leeza), born in Hartsville, South Carolina
- Mar 26 Patrick Warren, American session and touring keyboardist (Michael Penn; Sam Philips; Bruce Springsteen), and Emmy Award-winning composer (True Detective), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Mar 27 Billy MacKenzie, Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates - "Affectionate Punch"), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 1997)
- Mar 27 Nicholas Hawkins, British politician (Conservatives 1992-2005)
- Mar 28 Harvey Glance, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 1987), born in Phenix City, Alabama (d. 2023)
- Mar 29 Christopher Lambert, French-American actor (Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me), born in Great Neck, New York
- Mar 30 Paul Reiser, American actor (My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About You), born in New York City
- Mar 30 Yelena Kondakova, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20, STS 84, 1st woman to make a space flight of long duration), born in Mytishchi, Russia
- Mar 31 Marc McClure, San Mateo California, actor (Ross-California Fever)
- Mar 31 Mary Cadorette, East actress (Vicky-3's a Crowd), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Mar 31 Patrick G Forrester, Army Lt Colonel and astronaut, born in El Paso, Texas
Famous Weddings
Billie Holiday
Mar 28 Jazz musician Billie Holiday (41) weds mob enforcer Louis McKay
Famous Deaths
Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957)
Mar 11 American aviator and polar explorer (1st to reach both the North Pole and South Pole by air - disputed), dies at 68
- Mar 12 Harry Dean, English cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies at 72
- Mar 12 Josephine Hull (née Sherwood), American stage and screen Academy Award-winning actress (Harvey; Arsenic and Old Lace), and stage director, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 80
- Mar 13 Lena Ashwell, British actress and theatrical manager who was the 1st to organize large-scale entertainment for WWI troops at the front, dies at 84
- Mar 14 Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter (b. 1938)
- Mar 15 Ernst Nobs, Swiss politician (Mayor of Zurich, 1942-44; Federal Council, 1943-51), dies at 70
- Mar 16 Constantin Brancusi, Romanian French sculptor, dies at 81
- Mar 16 Mosa Pijade, Yugoslavian communist politician who worked with Tito, dies at 67
Ramon Magsaysay (1907-1957)
Mar 17 7th President of the Philippines, dies in a plane crash at 49
Édouard Herriot (1872-1957)
Mar 26 French politician (served 3 times as Prime Minister of France), dies at 84
- Mar 28 Christopher Morley, American author (Kitty Foil), dies at 66
- Mar 28 Gheorge Tatarescu, Romanian politician (Prime Minister. 1933-37 and 1939-40; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1945-48), dies at 70
- Mar 29 Joyce Cary, English writer (Horse's Mouth), dies at 68
- Mar 31 Gene Lockhart, American actor (Going My Way), dies at 65
