- Mar 1 William Cushing, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States, born in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay, British America (d. 1810)
- Mar 23 Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)
- Mar 24 Gian Francesco de Majo, Italian composer, born in Naples (d. 1770)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Mar 31 Austrian composer of the classical period (The Creation; Trumpet Concerto), born in Vienna, Austria
