Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Mar 2 George Hainsworth becomes first NHL goaltender to record 20 shutouts in one season when the Montreal Canadiens beat the visiting Boston Bruins, 3-0; ends season with 22
George Hainsworth
Event of Interest
Mar 13 20 year old Australian cricket super-batsman Don Bradman scores 123 in 5th Test vs England at MCG; his second Test century
Donald Bradman
- Mar 22 88th Grand National: Robert W. H. Everett wins aboard 100/1 outsider Gregalach
- Mar 27 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson
- Mar 27 US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
- Mar 29 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 2-1 for a 2-0 series sweep; Boston's first Championship
Birthdays in Sport
- Mar 5 Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver
- Mar 6 David Sheppard, bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman)
- Mar 10 Pat Patrick, American auto racing team owner (Patrick Racing; Indianapolis 500 1973, 82, 89; Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title 1989), born in Kentucky (d. 2021)
- Mar 11 Jackie McGlew, cricketer (dour South African opening bat of the 50')
- Mar 12 Bernard Costello, American double sculls (Olympic silver 1956)
- Mar 14 Bob Goalby, American golfer (US Masters 1968), born in Belleville, Illinois
- Mar 21 Maurice Catarcio, wrestler
Roger Bannister
Mar 23 Roger Bannister, English middle-distance athlete who was the 1st to run a 4 minute mile at Iffley Road Track, Oxford (1954), born in Harrow, England (d. 2018)
Roger Bannister