- Mar 5 Arthur Foote, American classical composer, and a member of the "Boston Six" (Suite for Strings in E), born in Salem, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
- Mar 5 Howard Pyle, American illustrator, painter and author (King Stork), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1911)
- Mar 8 Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels, Flemish composer (Parisina), born in Antwerp (d. 1916)
- Mar 14 Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter, born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1918)
- Mar 20 George Godfrey, Canadian Black heavyweight boxer known as Old Chocolate, born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (d. 1901)
- Mar 28 Rudolf Kittel, German theologist (Psalms), born in Eningen, Württemberg, Germany (d. 1929)
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Mar 30 Dutch artist, painter and pioneer of Expressionism (The Potato Eaters, Irises, Sunflowers), born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands
