- Mar 1 Howard Nemerov, American poet, two-time US Poet Laureate and novelist (Blue Swallows), born in New York City (d. 1991)
- Mar 1 Max Bentley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1946; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Delisle, Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
- Mar 2 Enrique Franco, Spanish pianist, composer (Cuerda de presos), music promoter, and broadcaster (National Spanish Radio; Radio Clásica), born in Madrid Spain (d. 2009)
- Mar 3 James Doohan, Canadian actor (Star Trek), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2005)
- Mar 3 Julius Boros, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1968, US Open 1952, 63), born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 1994)
- Mar 4 Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish actor (To Serve Them All My Days), born in Bearsden, Dumbartonshire, Scotland (d. 2002)
- Mar 4 Jean Lecanuet, French politician (d. 1993)
- Mar 5 Delbert L. Latta, American politician (Rep-R-OH, 1959-89), born in Weston, Ohio (d. 2016)
- Mar 5 José Aboulker, French Algerian Jewish leader of anti-Nazi resistance and advocate for Algerians, born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2009)
- Mar 5 Leontine T. Kelly, 1st African American female bishop (United Methodist Church), born in Georgetown, Washington D.C. (d. 2012)
- Mar 5 Virginia Christine [Ricketts], American actress (Mrs Olson, Tales of Wells Fargo), born in Stanton, Iowa (d. 1996)
- Mar 6 Lewis Gilbert, British director, producer and screenwriter (You Only Live Twice, Sink the Bismarck!), born in London, England (d. 2018)
- Mar 6 Peter Brinson, British ballet and dance writer, lecturer, and promoter (Ballet For All), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1995)
- Mar 7 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), born in Bolton upon Dearne, England (d. 2004)
- Mar 8 (James Daniel) "Danny" Turner, American jazz saxophonist and flautist (Count Basie Orchestra), born in Farrell, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
- Mar 8 Eileen Herlie [Herlihy], Scottish-American actress (All My Children, The Angel with the Trumpet), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2008)
- Mar 8 Eva Dahlbeck, Swedish actress (Brink of Life, Dreams, A Lesson in Love), born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, Sweden (d. 2008)
- Mar 10 (Kenneth) "Jethro" Burns, American country singer, and mandolin player (Homer & Jethro -"The Battle of Kookamonga"), born in Conasauga, Tennessee (d. 1989)
- Mar 10 Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)
- Mar 10 Boris Vian, French novelist (L'Écume des jours - Froth On The Daydream), and songwriter ("Le Déserteur" (The Deserter)), born in Ville d'Avray, France (d. 1959)
- Mar 11 D. J. Enright, English poet and novelist (Some Men are Brothers), born in Royal Leamington Spa, England (d. 2002)
- Mar 13 Frans van der Elst, Belgian attorney and MP (Volksunie), born in Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium (d. 1997)
- Mar 13 Ralph J Roberts, American businessman and founder of Comcast, born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Mar 14 Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (Olympic silver high jump 1936, 48; WR 1.66m 1939), born in London, England (d. 2014)
- Mar 14 Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (Dennis the Menace), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2001)
- Mar 15 E. Donnall Thomas, American physician (1990 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for bone marrow transport), born in Mart, Texas (d. 2012) [1]
- Mar 15 Lawrence Sanders, American novelist (d. 1998)
- Mar 15 Ranganandhan Francis, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56), born in Rangoon, Myanmar (d. 1975)
- Mar 15 Sid Hartman, American sports journalist (Minneapolis Star Tribune; WCCO 830 AM), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- Mar 16 Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (d. 1947)
- Mar 16 John Addison, British Academy and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (Tom Jones; A Bridge Too Far; Centennial), born in Surrey, England (d. 1998)
- Mar 16 Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), born in St George's, Shropshire, England (d. 1995)
- Mar 16 Reginald "Leo" McKern, Australian actor (Blue Lagoon, Help, Mouse that Roared), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2002)
- Mar 16 Sid Fleischman, American author, and screenplay writer (The Whipping Boy; Blood Alley: The Abracadabra Kid), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2010)
- Mar 16 Traudl Junge, German secretary to Adolf Hitler, born in Munich (d. 2002)
- Mar 17 John La Montaine, American composer (Pulitzer 1959), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2013)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920-1975)
Mar 17 Founding father of Bangladesh, 1st and 4th President of Bangladesh (1971-72, 1975-76), born in Tungipara, British India
- Mar 18 Eric Halsall, English TV presenter and sheepdog trial commentator (One Man and His Dog), born in Burnley, England (d. 1996)
- Mar 19 Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (d. 2002)
- Mar 19 Tige Andrews, American character actor (Mod Squad, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
- Mar 20 Douglas G. Chapman, Canadian-American biomathematical statistician (whale conservation), born in Provost, Alberta (d. 1996) [1]
- Mar 21 Georg Ots, Estonian singer (d. 1975)
- Mar 21 Manolis Chiotis, Greek bouzouki virtuoso and Greek rebetiko and laiko songwriter, born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 1970)
- Mar 22 Fanny Waterman, English concert pianist and teacher (founder of Leeds International Piano Competition), born in Leeds, England (d. 2020)
- Mar 22 James Brown, American actor (Objective, Burma!, Rin Tin Tin), born in Desdemona, Texas (d. 1992)
- Mar 22 Ross Martin [Martin Rosenblatt], Polish-American actor (Mr Lucky, The Wild Wild West), born in Gródek, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1981)
- Mar 22 Werner Klemperer, German-American Emmy Award-winning stage and screen actor (Judgment at Nuremberg; Hogan's Heroes - "Col. Klink"), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 2000)
- Mar 23 Geoffrey Bush, British organist, pianist, composer, and educator, born in London (d. 1998)
- Mar 23 Jimmy Edwards, British comedy writer and actor (Take It From Here, Whack-O!), born in Barnes, Surrey, England (d. 1988)
- Mar 23 Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese Baseball HOF first baseman (JBL MVP 1941, 51, 55 Tokyo Kyojin/Yomiuri Giants) and manager (11×Japan Series C'ship; Yomiuri Giants), born in Hitoyoshi, Japan (d. 2013)
- Mar 24 Gene Nelson [Leander Berg], American screenwriter, director and actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1996)
- Mar 25 Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner (d. 1992)
- Mar 25 Patrick Troughton, English actor (second Doctor in Doctor Who), born in Mill Hill (d. 1987)
- Mar 26 George Brown Jr, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1963-71, 73-99), born in Holtsville, California (d. 1999)
- Mar 26 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals (CD Universidad Católica) and TV personality (Televisión Nacional de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2012)
- Mar 27 Carl-Henrik Norin Swedish jazz saxophonist, and composer ("Mississippi Mood"), born in Västerås, Sweden (d. 1967)
- Mar 27 Richard Hayman, American harmonica player ("Ruby"), arranger, and orchestra leader (Boston Pops; St. Louis Pops; Grand Rapids Pops), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
- Mar 27 Robin Jacques, English illustrator, born in Chelsea (d. 1995)
- Mar 28 Eugene A. Chappie, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from California, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1992)
- Mar 28 Lord Butterfield [John Butterfield], British medical researcher, clinician and administrator, born in Stechford, Birmingham (d. 2000)
- Mar 29 John M. Belk, American head of Belk, Inc., born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 2007)
- Mar 31 Deborah "Debs" Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and the Chatsworth estate, one of the Mitford sisters, born in Gloucestershire (d. 2014)
- Mar 31 Marga Minco [Sara Menco], Dutch journalist and writer (Bitter Herb), born in Ginneken, Netherlands (d. 2023)
About March 1920
How Old? 104 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: Yes
Year of the Rabbit
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