- Mar 10 Friedrich von Schlegel, German romantic writer and critic (Lucinde), born in Hanover (d. 1829)
- Mar 27 Giovanni Liverati, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1846)
- Mar 30 Johann Wilhelm Wilms, German-Dutch organist and composer (Wien Neêrlands Bloed - Dutch national anthem, 1815-1932), baptized in Witzhelden, Germany (d. 1847)