- Mar 1 George Davis, Atty Gen (Confederacy), (d. 1896)
- Mar 1 Richard Redhead, English organist, and composer of sacred music, born in Harrow, England (d. 1901)
- Mar 2 Multatuli [Eduard Douwes Dekker], Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1887)
- Mar 4 Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary who led revolts in Sicily against the Bourbon rulers, born in Corleone, Sicily (d. 1856)
- Mar 6 Horatio Gouverneur Wright, American Major General (Union Army), born in Clinton, Connecticut (d. 1899)
- Mar 7 Emilio Faà di Bruno, Italian naval captain, born in Alessandria, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1866)
- Mar 7 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, German composer and teacher, born in Bnin, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1900)
- Mar 9 Samuel Blatchford, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, born in Auburn, New York (d. 1893)
- Mar 13 Louis Hébert, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and civil engineer, born in Iberville Parish, Louisiana (d. 1901)
Victor Emmanuel II (1820-1878)
Mar 14 King of Sardinia (1849-61) and Italy (1861-78), born in Torino, Italy
- Mar 17 Jean Ingelow, English poet (d. 1897)
- Mar 17 Patrick Edward Connor, Irish-American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland (d. 1891)
- Mar 20 Alexandru Ioan Cuza, 1st Prince of united Romania (land reform, emancipated peasants), born in Huşi, Moldavia (d. 1873)
- Mar 21 Frank Mori, English composer, born in London (d. 1873)
- Mar 24 Edmond Becquerel, French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics (photovoltaic effect), born in Paris, France (d. 1891)
- Mar 24 Fanny Crosby, American hymnist known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers", born in Brewster, New York (d. 1915)
- Mar 25 Xavier de Merode, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister to Pope in Rome (d. 1874)
- Mar 30 Anna Sewell, English author (Black Beauty), born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (d. 1878)
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