Historical Events
5th Golden Globes
Mar 10 5th Golden Globes: "Gentleman's Agreement", Ronald Colman, & Rosalind Russell win
- Mar 11 Jewish Agency of Jerusalem bombed
- Mar 11 WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting
- Mar 12 -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland, Ohio in month of March (record tied in 1984)
- Mar 13 Ireland beats Wales, 6-3 at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship and first Grand Slam
- Mar 14 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco
Olivier's LIFE Cover
Mar 15 Laurence Olivier is featured on the cover of LIFE magazine
- Mar 15 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Billie Holiday Released
Mar 16 Jazz musician Billie Holiday is released early from Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia due to good behavior
- Mar 18 France & Great Britain & Benelux sign Treaty of Brussels
- Mar 18 Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting
20th Academy Awards
Mar 20 20th Academy Awards: "Gentleman's Agreement", Loretta Young, Ronald Colman win
1st Live Televised Symphony
Mar 20 First live televised symphony performances: Eugene Ormandy leads Philadelphia Orchestra on CBS, followed 90 minutes later by Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Orchestra on NBC
- Mar 21 "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio
Berg Wins 4th Title
Mar 21 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins her 4th Titleholders title by 1 stroke ahead of Babe Zaharias and Peggy Kirk
- Mar 23 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor, 58-42; Wildcats' first victory in first title game
- Mar 23 John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m))
- Mar 27 Just 11 days after being released from prison, jazz singer Billie Holiday plays in front of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall, NYC
- Mar 27 The Second Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea is convened
2nd Tony Awards
Mar 28 2nd Tony Awards: "Mister Roberts" (Play); Henry Fonda (Actor) and Joshua Logan (Director) win
Famous Birthdays
- Mar 1 Norman Connors, American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger ("You Are My Starship"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 1 Richard Festinger, American guitarist, pianist, and classical music composer (Between Thought and Thing; Le Pianiste), born in Newton, Massachusetts
- Mar 2 Jeff Kennett, Australian politician
- Mar 2 Larry Carlton, American jazz and rock session and touring guitarist (Crusaders; Joni Mitchell; Steely Dan), born in Torrance, California
- Mar 2 Rory Gallagher, Irish rock and blues guitarist and songwriter ("Born on the Wrong Side of Time"), born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1995)
- Mar 3 Byron MacGregor, newscaster
- Mar 3 Reed Hundt, FCC chairman
- Mar 3 Terence "Snowy" White, British rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 1980-82; Roger Waters), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
- Mar 4 Chris Squire, British progressive rock bassist, founding and longest serving member of Yes, 1969-2014 ("The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"), born in Kingsbury, London, England (d. 2015)
- Mar 4 James Ellroy, American crime writer (L.A. Confidential), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 4 Jean O'Leary, American gay and lesbian rights activist and politician (d. 2005)
- Mar 4 Leron Lee, American baseball outfielder (NPB All-Star 1977, 79, 80, 81; Best Nine Award 1977, 80, 84, 85; Lotte Orions), born in Bakersfield, California
- Mar 4 Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, New Zealand-born Australian wrongly convicted of killing her baby Azaria, born in Whakatāne, New Zealand
- Mar 4 Mike Moran, English musician, film score composer (Time Bandits; Water), and songwriter ("Rock Bottom"), born in Leeds, England
- Mar 4 Shakin' Stevens [Michael Barrett], Welsh rock singer ("This Ole House"; "Oh Julie"; "You Drive Me Crazy"), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Mar 5 (Edmond) "Eddy" Grant, Guyanese–British reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ("Electric Avenue"), born in Plaisance, British Guiana
- Mar 5 Elaine Paige, British musical theater singer and actress (Evita; Sunset Boulevard), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- Mar 5 Jacques Kloes, Dutch rock singer (Dizzy Man's Band - "The Show"; "Matter of Facts"), born in Heemskerk, Holland (d. 2015)
- Mar 5 Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984)
- Mar 5 Richard Hickox, British organist, musical director, and conductor (City of London Sinfonia, 1971-2008; London Symphony Chorus from 1976-91), born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2008)
- Mar 6 James FCS "Jim" Woude, cartoonist
- Mar 8 Jethro [Geoffrey Rowe], British stand-up comedian (This Train Don't Stop Camborne Wednesdays), born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England (d. 2021)
- Mar 8 Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio], American pop vocalist ("I Will Follow Him"), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
- Mar 9 Chris Thompson, British singer and guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By the Light"), born in Ashford, Kent
- Mar 9 Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Senator for Rome, born in Bra, Italy
- Mar 9 Jaime Lyn Bauer, American actress (Young & Restless, Centerfold Girls), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Mar 9 Jeffrey Osborne, American soul singer-songwriter ("On the Wings of Love"), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Mar 9 Jimmie Fadden, American singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Long Beach, California
- Mar 10 Austin Carr, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1974; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1972; Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Washington D.C.
- Mar 10 Ed Grundy, American rocker (Bloodrock)
- Mar 10 Jean-Pierre Adams, French soccer centre-back (22 caps; Nîmes, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2021)
- Mar 11 César Gerónimo, Dominican baseball player
- Mar 11 Dominique Sanda [Varaigne], French actress (The Conformist, 1900, First Love), born in Paris, France
- Mar 11 George Kooymans, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Mar 11 Jan Schelhaas, English progressive rock keyboardistn (Caravan, 1975-78 &2 002-present; Camel, 1978-81), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 11 Roy Barnes, 80th Governor of Georgia
- Mar 12 Dana Walden, American R&B keyboardist (Champaign - "How 'Bout Us"), born in Champaign, Illinois
James Taylor (76 years old)
Mar 12 American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Fire And Rain"; "You've Got A Friend"; "Shower The People"), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Mar 12 Kent Conrad, (Sen-D North Dakota)
- Mar 12 Les Holroyd, British progressive rock musician (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham England
- Mar 12 Virginia Bottomley, British minister of health and heritage, born in Dunoon, Scotland
- Mar 13 Robert S. Woods, American actor (Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons), born in Maywood, California
Billy Crystal (76 years old)
Mar 14 American Emmy and Tony Awrd-winning comic, actor, writer, and producer (Soap - "Jodie"; SNL, 1984-85; When Harry Met Sally...,; City Slickers; Monster, Inc.), born in New York City
- Mar 14 Tom Coburn, American politician (Senator-R-Oklahoma 2005-2015, Rep-R-Oklahoma 1995-2001), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2020)
- Mar 15 Kate Bornstein, American author (Gender Outlaw) and performance artist, born in Neptune City, New Jersey
- Mar 15 Levan Tediashvili, Georgian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR 82kg 1972, 90kg 1976; World C'ship gold x 4), born in Sagarejo, Georgia (d. 2024)
- Mar 15 Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
- Mar 16 Margaret Weis, American sci-fi and fantasy author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Independence, Missouri
- Mar 16 Michael Bruce, American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Alice Cooper, 1969-73), born in Arizona
- Mar 16 Stuart Saunders Smith, American contemporary classical composer and percussionist (Links; Good Night), born in Portland, Maine
- Mar 17 Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
- Mar 17 Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, British-born investment banker
- Mar 17 Fran Byrne, Irish musician (Ace), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Mar 17 Jessica Williams, American jazz pianist and composer (In the Key of Monk), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2022)
- Mar 17 Pat Lloyd, English rocker (The Equals), born in London, England
- Mar 17 Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database
- Mar 17 William [Ford] Gibson, Canadian sci-fi author (Neuromancer, Count Zero)
- Mar 18 Bobby Whitlock, American rock singer, songwriter, and musician (Derek and the Dominos - "Bell Bottom Blues"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 18 Brian Lloyd, Welsh soccer goalkeeper who played 3 internationals; Wrexham 266 games, born in St Asaph, Wales
- Mar 18 Eknath Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder)
- Mar 18 Jessica B. Harris, American culinary historian (High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America), born in Queens, New York
- Mar 18 Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
- Mar 19 Peep Lassmann, Estonian concert pianist, and educator (Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, 1992-present), born in Tartu, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Bobby Orr (76 years old)
Mar 20 Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Art Ross Trophy 1970, 75; Stanley Cup 1970, 72 Boston Bruins; 8 x NHL first All-Star team; 8 x James Norris Trophy), born in Parry Sound, Ontario
- Mar 20 Henny Eman, Aruban politician and the 1st Prime Minister of Aruba (1986-89, 1994-2001), born in Aruba
- Mar 20 John de Lancie, American actor (Star Trek Next Generation - "Q"; Days of Our Lives), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Mar 20 Pamela Sargent, American sci-fi author (Venus of Dreams, Cloned Lives), born in Ithaca, New York
Andrew Lloyd Webber (76 years old)
Mar 22 British theatrical composer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Phantom of the Opera; Cats), born in London, England
- Mar 22 Randy Hobbs, American rock musician (Johnny Winter Band: McCoys), born in Winchester, Indiana (d. 1993)
- Mar 22 Wolf Blitzer, American television journalist (CNN), born in Augsburg, Germany
- Mar 23 David Olney, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Providence, Rhode Island (d. 2020)
- Mar 23 Wasim Bari, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (Pakistan's most successful), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Mar 25 Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter (Watchdog), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
- Mar 25 Michael Stanley [Gee], American rocker (Michael Stanley Band - "My Town"), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
- Mar 26 Kyung-Wha Chung, Korean violinist (Chung Sisters), born in Seoul, Korea
- Mar 26 Nash the Slash [Jeff Plewman], Canadian progressive rock electric violinist, mandolin player, keyboardist and composer (FM), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2014)
- Mar 26 Richard Tandy, British rock bassist (ELO), born in Birmingham, England
Steven Tyler (76 years old)
Mar 26 American rock vocalist (Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"; "Dude Looks Like A Lady"), born in New York City
Dianne Wiest (76 years old)
Mar 28 American Academy, Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen actress (Bullets Over Broadway; Parenthood; Hannah & Her Sisters), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Mar 28 Gerry House, American radio personality (Gerry House and the House Foundation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mar 28 John Evan, British rock keyboardist (Jethro Tull), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England
- Mar 28 Matthew Corbett, British actor (The Sooty Show), born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Mar 28 Milan Williams, American keyboardist (Commodores - "Three Times a Lady"), born in Okolona, Mississippi (d. 2006)
- Mar 29 (Walter) "Bud" Cort, American actor (M*A*S*H(film); Brewster McCloud; Harold and Maude), born in New Rochelle, New York
- Mar 30 Eddie Jordan, Irish motorsport F1 boss and TV commentator, born in Dublin, Ireland
- Mar 30 Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Mar 30 Justin Deas, American actor (As The World Turns, Santa Barbara), born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania
- Mar 30 Markus Liebherr, Swiss businessman and sports executive (owner Southampton FC 2008-10), born in Kirchdorf an der Iller, Württemberg, Germany (d. 2010)
- Mar 30 Mervyn King, English economist, Governor of the Bank of England (2003-13), born in Chesham Bois
- Mar 30 Nigel Jones, British politician (LD), born in Cheltentham, England
Al Gore (76 years old)
Mar 31 American politician and environmentalist (Vice President: 1993-2001), born in Washington, D.C.
- Mar 31 David Eisenhower, author and grandson of President Eisenhower (married Julie Nixon), born in West Point, New York
- Mar 31 Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist (world champion 100k team road race), born in Mechelen, Flanders
- Mar 31 Rhea Perlman, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Taxi - "Zena"; Cheers - "Carla"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 31 Thijs van Leer, Dutch rock singer, organist, and flutist (Focus - "Hocus Pocus"; Introspection), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous Weddings
- Mar 5 Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson
Nat King Cole
Mar 28 Musician Nat King Cole (29) weds jazz singer Maria Hawkins (25) at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York
Famous Divorces
Nat King Cole
Mar 22 American musician Nat King Cole (29) divorces dancer Nadine Robinson after 11 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
- Mar 3 Antonin Artaud, French songwriter and director (Theatre Seraphin), dies at 51
- Mar 4 Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at 51
- Mar 5 Charles Prince, cricketer (5 & 1 in only Test for South Africa), dies
- Mar 6 Ross Lockridge, Jr., American novelist (Raintree County), dies at 33
- Mar 8 Emily Bissell, American welfare worker and founder of Christmas Seals, dies at 86
- Mar 10 Jan Masaryk, Czech statesman and Minister to London (1918-35), commits suicide or is murdered at 61
- Mar 10 Zelda Fitzgerald [née Sayre], American writer (This Side of Paradise) and wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, dies at 47
- Mar 13 Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the U.K., dies at 77
- Mar 24 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter, dies at 62
- Mar 25 Warren Hymer, American actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob), dies from a stomach ailment at 42
- Mar 26 Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
- Mar 27 Karel Candael, Flemish composer, dies at 64
- Mar 28 Princess Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme and Alençon, dies at 77
- Mar 29 Olev Siinmaa, Estonian 'Functionalist' architect (Pärnu Beach Hotel), dies at 66
- Mar 31 Egon Kisch, Austrian-Czech writer and journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
