- Mar 1 Dennis Danell, American guitarist (Social Distortion) (b. 1961)
- Mar 3 Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. 1904)
- Mar 6 John Colicos, Canadian actor (Battlestar Galactica), dies of a heart attack at 71
- Mar 7 Charles Gray, British actor (Clay-Rawhide, Diamonds Are Forever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), dies at 71
- Mar 7 Pee Wee King, American country music songwriter and musician (b. 1914)
- Mar 9 Ivo Robić, Croatian singer and songwriter (b. 1923)
- Mar 16 Thomas Ferebee, Enola Gay bombardier over Hiroshima, dies at 81
- Mar 18 Eberhard Bethge, German theologian (b. 1909)
- Mar 20 Gene Eugene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1961)
- Mar 25 Helen Martin, American actress (b. 1909)
- Mar 26 Alex Comfort, American author (b. 1920)
- Mar 27 Ian Dury, English rock musician (The Blockheads) and actor (Judge Dredd), dies at 57
- Mar 28 Albert "Ab" Abspoel, Dutch actor and director (Surprise Attack, Elevator), dies at 74
- Mar 28 Anthony Powell, British novelist (b. 1905)
- Mar 30 Beryl McBurnie, Trinidadian dancer (Little Carib Theatre), dies at 84