Events in Sport
- Mar 21 33rd Grand National: Irish 1868 winner The Lamb claims second GN at 11/2; ridden by Tommy Pickernell
- Mar 27 1st international rugby union match - Scotland 1, England 0 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 3 Maurice Garin, French cyclist (d. 1957)
- Mar 19 Schofield Haigh, cricketer ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11")
- Mar 20 Joe McGinnity, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1905; 5 × NL wins leader; NL ERA leader 1904; Baltimore Orioles, NY Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 1929)
- Mar 24 Leslie Gay, English cricket wicket-keeper and soccer goalkeeper (1 Test; 3 caps), born in Brighton, Sussex (d. 1949)
- Mar 29 Tom Hayward, English cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age), born in Cambridge (d. 1939)
Deaths in Sport
- Mar 22 Johnny Cuzens, cricketer (Australian aboriginal tourist 1868), dies