- Mar 1 Leo Brouwer, Cuban composer, conductor and musician, born in Havana
- Mar 1 Warren Davis, American doo-wop singer (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- Mar 2 Barbara Luna, American actress (5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage), born in New York City
- Mar 2 Gerard van Tongeren, Dutch pop guitarist and singer (The Buffoons - "Tomorrow Is Another Day; "It's The End"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- Mar 3 Bill Frindall, English cricket scorer and statistician (BBC, "the Bearded Wonder"), born in Epsom, England (d. 2009)
- Mar 3 Hans Pieter Verhagen, Dutch poet (Hoepla/Holland's Hole)
- Mar 3 M L Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties)
- Mar 4 Carlos Vereza, Brazilian actor, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mar 5 Charles Fuller, American Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (A Soldier's Play; Zooman and the Sign; The Brownsville Raid), and screenwriter (A Soldier's Story; A Gathering of Old Men), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
- Mar 5 Norman Seeff, South African-American photographer, filmmaker, and album cover artist (Joni Mitchell; Captain & Tenille; Fleetwood Mac), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Mar 5 Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer
- Mar 5 Samantha Eggar, English actress (Collector, Dr Doolittle) [or May 3], born in London, England
- Mar 5 Terry Curry, English multi-millionaire
- Mar 6 Christopher Bond, (Sen-R Missouri)
- Mar 6 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba
- Mar 6 David Spielberg, Weslaco Tx, actor (Jessica Novak, The Practice)
- Mar 6 Infanta Margarita of Spain, duchess of Soria
- Mar 6 Jerry Naylor, American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets), born in Stephenville, Texas (d. 2019)
- Mar 7 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2012)
- Mar 7 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), born in Durrës, Albania (d. 2010)
- Mar 8 George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy)
Jim Bouton (1939-2019)
Mar 8 American baseball pitcher, 1962-70 and 1978 (New York Yankees and 3 other teams; All-Star, 1969), author ("Ball Four"), and broadcaster, born in Newark, New Jersey
- Mar 8 Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
- Mar 8 Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett], Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet, 1962-78), choreographer, and director, born in Wainwright, Alberta (d. 2023)
- Mar 8 Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
- Mar 8 Robert Tear, Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera, 1970), born in Barry, Wales
- Mar 8 Yannis Vlachopoulos, Greek composer (Morphes), born in Piraeus, Greece
- Mar 9 John Howard Davies, British child actor (Oliver Twist), and television comedy producer and director (Monty Python's Flying Circus; Fawlty Towers; The Good Life), born in Paddington, England (d. 2011)
- Mar 10 Irina Press, Soviet 80m hurdles runner and pentathlete (Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
- Mar 10 Len Ashurst, English soccer defender (Sunderland AFC 409 games) and manager (Cardiff City, Sunderland, Newport County), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2021)
- Mar 10 Paolo Signorelli, Italian footballer, 1960-70 (Trevigliese, Pro Patria, Atalanta), born in Bassa, Italy (d. 2018)
- Mar 11 (Leonardo) "Flaco" Jiménez, American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados), born in San Antonio, Texas [1]
- Mar 11 Lorraine Hunt, American businesswoman, and former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, born in Niagara Falls, New York
- Mar 12 David Mlinaric, British interior director (The National Trust, Chatsworth)
- Mar 12 John Paul Sr, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978; 24 Hours of Daytona 1982; 12 Hours of Sebring 1982), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (disappeared 2001)
- Mar 13 Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter ("Breaking Up is Hard to Do"; "Love Will Keep Us Together"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 14 Bertrand Blier, French novelist and director (Going Places), born in Paris, France
- Mar 14 Raymond J. Barry, American actor (Steel City), born in Hempstead, New York
- Mar 14 Stavros Xarhakos, Greek composer and conductor, born in Athens, Greece
- Mar 14 William Benjamin Lenoir, American astronaut (STS 5), born in Miami, Florida
- Mar 15 Jack Whyte, Scottish-Canadian author
- Mar 15 Robert Nye, British novelist and poet (Facts of Life & other fiction), born in London (d. 2016)
- Mar 16 Carlos Bilardo, Argetinian football coach
- Mar 17 Jim Gary, American sculptor known for whimsical monumental art and sculptors of large, colorful dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts, born in Sebastian, Florida (d. 2006)
Robin Knox-Johnston (85 years old)
Mar 17 English yachtsman (1st single non-stop circumnavigation of the globe 1969), born in London
- Mar 17 Shahid Mahmoud, Pakistani cricketer (opener scored 16 & 9 in only Pak Test)
- Mar 18 Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer (Zavara-Katra-Nemia; 24 Dances), born in Heraklion, Crete (d. 2023)
- Mar 18 Ron Atkinson, English soccer wing half, manager (Oxford United, Manchester United, Sheffield Wed, Aston Villa), born in Liverpool, England
- Mar 19 Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959)
- Mar 19 Joe Kapp, American College / Canadian Football HOF quarterback (UC Berkeley; NFL C'ship & Pro Bowl 1969 Minnesota Vikings; CFL Grey Cup 1964 BC Lions; CFL All-Star 1963, 64), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico (d. 2023)
- Mar 19 Peter Thorburn MNZM, New Zealand rugby union coach (North Harbour, NZ sevens, Bristol RFC, United States), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)
Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)
Mar 20 18th Prime Minister of Canada (1984-93), born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec
- Mar 20 Kevin Flynn, Irish rugby union centre (22 caps; Leinster RFC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
- Mar 21 Kathleen Widdoes, actress (Without a Trace), born in Wilmington, Delaware
- Mar 21 Martha Hudson, American sprinter (Olympic 4X100m gold 1960), born in Eastman, Georgia
- Mar 21 Tommy Davis, American baseball utility (3 x MLB All Star; World Series 1963; NL batting champion 1962, 63 LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
- Mar 23 Bert Berdis, American comedian (Tim Conway Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mar 23 Boris Tischenko, Russian-Soviet pianist and composer, born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2010)
- Mar 23 Rosie Reyes, Mexican tennis player (French C'ships women's doubles 1958 [Yola Ramírez]), born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2024)
- Mar 24 [Lilian] Lynda Baron, British actress, comedian, and singer (Open All Hours - "Nurse Gladys"; Come Inside - "Auntie Mabel"), born in Urmston, Lancashire, England
- Mar 25 Toni Cade Bambara, American director, writer and academic (The Salt Easters), born in New York City (d. 1995)
- Mar 26 Colin Webb, British fleet street editor and journalist (Press Association) (d. 2013)
- Mar 26 Jonathan Tod, British Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)
- Mar 26 Phillip R. Allen, American stage and screen actor (Hardy Boys Mysteries - "Harry"; Star Trek III - "Captain Esteban"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Mar 26 Stuart Sutherland, British psychologist, educator (Sussex University), and writer (Breakdown) (d. 1998)
- Mar 27 Bo Winberg, Swedish instrumental rock guitarist (The Spotnicks - "Hava Nagila"; "Amapola"; "Karelia"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2020)
Cale Yarborough (1939-2023)
Mar 27 American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1976, 77, 78; Daytona 500 1968, 77, 83, 84), born in Timmonsville, South Carolina [1]
- Mar 27 Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords (d. 2017)
- Mar 27 Jay Kim, U.S. House of Representatives from California, born in Seoul, South Korea
- Mar 27 Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame), born in Level Cross, North Carolina (d. 2020)
- Mar 27 Ruth Ashton, general secretary (Royal College of Midwives)
- Mar 28 Roy Cicala, American sound engineer (Record Plant Studios (NYC) - Jimi Hendrix; John Lennon; Frank Sinatra), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2014)
- Mar 29 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), born in Banswara, India (d. 2006)
- Mar 29 Roland Arnall, American businessman and U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, born in Paris (d. 2008)
- Mar 30 Bryan Molloy, Scottish chemist (co-inventor of Prozac), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2004) [1]
- Mar 30 Robert Herbin, French soccer defender (23 caps; Saint-Étienne) and manager (Saint-Étienne, Lyon, Strasbourg), born in Paris, France (d. 2020)
- Mar 31 Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German soccer defender (47 caps West Germany; 1. FC Köln, AC Milan 222 games), born in Düren, Germany (d. 2024)
- Mar 31 Zviad Gamsakhurdia, first President of Georgia (d. 1993)
About March 1939
How Old? 85 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
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