- Mar 1 Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician, dies at 63
- Mar 13 Leland Stanford, Jr., son of American railroad magnate, Stanford University named for him (b. 1868)
- Mar 14 Quintino Sella, Italian statesman (b. 1827)
- Mar 19 Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54
- Mar 21 Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar, dies at 64
- Mar 30 Hans Hampel, Czech composer, dies at 61
- Mar 31 Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77