- Mar 6 Jean Xavier Lefevre, French clarinetist and composer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1829)
- Mar 9 William Cobbett, English journalist and author, born in Farnham, Surrey (d. 1835)
- Mar 13 Guillaume Brune, French marshal, born in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France (d. 1815)
- Mar 21 Jean Paul, German romantic writer (Titan), born in Wunsiedel, Franconia (d. 1825)