Events in History
- Mar 1 Georgeana (York) in Maine becomes the 1st incorporated American city
- Mar 9 English Queen Henriette Maria arrives in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands
Event of Interest
Mar 12 Abel Tasman is the 1st European to sight New Zealand, viewing the north-west coast of the South Island
Abel Tasman
- Mar 27 The sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Joseph takes office.