- Mar 1 Akinori Nakayama, Japanese gymnast (6 x Olympic gold 1968, 72; 7 x World C'ships gold 1966, 70), born in Nagoya, Japan
- Mar 1 Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Olympic silver 1972)
- Mar 1 Franz Hohler, Swiss writer, born in Biel
- Mar 1 Gil Amelio, American venture capitalist
- Mar 1 José Ángel Iribar, Spanish soccer goalkeeper and manager (49 caps; Athletic Bilbao), born in Zarautz, Spain
- Mar 1 Mauro Checcoli, Italian 3 day equestrian (Olympic gold 1964)
- Mar 1 Piet Veerman, Dutch rock guitarist and singer (The Cats -"Times Were When"; Solo - "Sailin' Home"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Mar 1 Rashid Sunyaev, Russian physicist
- Mar 1 Richard H. Price, American physicist
- Mar 1 Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge (Olympic gold 1972)
- Mar 2 Gordon Black, English industrialist
- Mar 2 Juan Carlos Masnik, Uruguayan soccer defender (26 caps; NY Skyliners, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Nacional, NY Cosmos), born in Soriano, Uruguay (d. 2021)
- Mar 2 Peter Straub, American award-winning fantasy and horror author, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Mar 2 Robert Williams (often Robt. Williams) American painter, cartoonist (Zap Comix), and founder of Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Mar 2 Rosa DeLauro, American politician (Rep-D-Connecticut, 1991-), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- Mar 2 Stephen Dickman, American composer and librettist (Tibetan Dreams; Rabbi Nathan's Prayer), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 2 Tony Meehan, British rock drummer (Vipers; Drifters: Shadows), born in Hampstead, London (d. 2005)
- Mar 3 Roger Swaybill, actor/writer (Porky's II, Breaking Point)
- Mar 4 Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), born in Szolnok, Hungary (d. 2019)
- Mar 5 Billy Backus, American boxer
- Mar 5 Hugh Scully, British TV presenter (The Antiques Roadshow), born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (d. 2015)
- Mar 5 Lucio Battisti, Italian pop singer and composer, born in Poggio Bustone, Italy (d. 1998)
- Mar 7 Billy MacMillan, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1970-77 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, NY Islanders), and coach, 1980-84 (Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils), born in Charlottetown, Canada (d. 2023)
- Mar 7 Chris White, British rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
- Mar 7 Leon Sylvers III, American R&B, disco, and funk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer (The Sylers), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Mar 7 Rick Redman, American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington; AFL All-Star 1967; San Diego Chargers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2022)
- Mar 8 Gayla Peevey, American singer ("I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"), and songwriter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)
Mar 8 British-American actress (Gods and Monsters, Georgy Girl), born in London, England
Bobby Fischer (1943-2008)
Mar 9 American chess player (world champion 1972-75), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 9 Charles Gibson, American television journalist (Good Morning America), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Mar 9 Trish Van Devere [Patricia Louise Dressel], American actress (The Changeling), born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
- Mar 10 Alfred Whitford 'Fred' Lerdahl, American composer (Arches), pedagogue, and music theorist, born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Mar 10 Angelique Pettyjohn, [Dorothy Lee Perrins], American actress (Clambake; Repo Man), and burlesque queen, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1992)
- Mar 10 Robert Allworth, Australian composer (A Different Time, A Different Place), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2017)
- Mar 10 Rodney Gould, British motorcycle road racer (FIM 250cc World C'ship 1970; 10 x GP wins), born in Banbury, England (d. 2024)
- Mar 10 Sandra Palmer, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1972, US Open 1975), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Mar 10 Stephen Montague, American composer, born in Syracuse, New York
- Mar 13 André Téchiné, French director and screenwriter (Scene of the Crime, Rendez-Vous), born in Valence-d'Agen, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
- Mar 14 Jim Pons, American rock bassist (Turtles: Mothers of Invention), born in Santa Monica, California
- Mar 15 Brenda Scott, American actress (Midge - Road West), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Mar 15 David Cronenberg, director (Shivers, Fly, Brood), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Mar 15 Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] American funk musician (Sly & The Family Stone - "Everyday People"; "Dance To The Music"), born in Denton, Texas
- Mar 16 Kim Mu-saeng, South Korean actor (d. 2005)
- Mar 16 Ursula Goodenough, American biologicst, Evolutionary Scholar, author and educator, born in New York City
- Mar 17 Don Mitchell, American actor (Mark-Ironside), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2013)
- Mar 17 Jim Weatherly, American pop and country songwriter ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), born in Pontotoc, Mississippi (d. 2021)
- Mar 17 Tony Newman, English drummer (Sounds Incorporated, T.Rex), born in Southampton, England
- Mar 18 Dennis Linde, American songwriter ("Burning Love"; "Goodbye Earl"), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2006)
- Mar 18 Kevin Dobson, American actor (Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon), born in Queens, New York (d. 2020)
- Mar 18 Nobuko Imai, Japanese classical solo and chamber violist, and educator, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Mar 18 Toula Grivas, Greek actress
- Mar 19 James Wynne, American physicist and co-inventor of excimer laser surgery at IBM, born in Brooklyn, New York [1]
- Mar 19 Mario Molina, Mexican chemist, 1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry (CFC's effect on the ozone layer), born in Mexico City (d. 2020)
- Mar 19 Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy (2011-13), born in Varese, Italy
- Mar 19 Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver who won 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1983, born in Booleroo Centre, South Australia
- Mar 20 Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
- Mar 20 Naima Neidre, Estonian graphic artist
- Mar 20 Paul Junger Witt, American TV and film producer (Brian's Song; Soap; The Golden Girls; Dead Poets Society), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- Mar 21 (Victor) "Vivian" Stanshall, British singer and comic songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - "I'm The Urban Spaceman"; Magical Mystery Tour), born in Shillingford, England (d. 1995)
- Mar 21 Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
- Mar 21 Antal Dunai, Hungarian soccer player (Olympic gold 1968)
- Mar 21 Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor (Netherlands Philharmonic, 1986-99), born in Dresden, Germany
- Mar 22 George Benson, American Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist and singer ("Breezin'"; "This Masquerade"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Mar 22 Joseph Schwantner, American composer (Aftertones of Infinity), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 22 Keith Relf, British blues-rock singer and harmonica player (The Yardbirds - "For Your Love"; Renaissance, 1969-71), born in Richmond, England (d. 1976)
- Mar 23 Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
- Mar 23 Lee May "The Big Bopper", American Major League Baseball 1st baseman, born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2017)
- Mar 23 Mohammad al-Sadr, Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader who called for government reform, born in al-Kazimiya, Iraq (d. 1999) [1]
- Mar 23 Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish Sami writer (The Sun, My Father) and musician, born in Enontekiö, Finland (d. 2001)
- Mar 24 Marika Kilius, German FR, ice skating pair (Olympic silver 1960, 64)
- Mar 24 Martin Lancaster, American politician (Rep-D-NC 1987-95), born in Wayne, North Carolina
- Mar 25 Paul Michael Glaser, American actor (Starsky-Starsky & Hutch), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Mar 25 Pavel Lednev, Russian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980)
Bob Woodward (81 years old)
Mar 26 American author and investigative reporter (Watergate, CIA crimes), born in Geneva Illinois
- Mar 27 Mike Curtis, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1971; Pro Bowl 1968, 70, 71, 74; First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; Baltimore Colts), born in Rockville, Maryland (d. 2020)
- Mar 27 Milton Robert Carr, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1975-81, 83-95), born in Janesville, Wisconsin
- Mar 27 Phil Frank, American cartoonist (Farley, The Elderberries comics), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- Mar 28 Conchata Ferrell, American actress (LA Law, Two and a Half Men), born in Loudendale, West Virginia (d. 2020)
- Mar 28 Mike Newell, English director and producer (Bad Blood, Awakening, Amazing Grace & Chuck), born in St. Albans, Hertfordshire
- Mar 28 Richard Eyre, English film, theatre, television and opera director (National Theatre), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
- Mar 29 Chad Allan [Allan Kowbel], Canadian pop-rock singer and musician (The Expressions/The Guess Who, 1962-65; Brave Belt), and television personality, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2023) [1]
- Mar 29 Eric Idle, English comedian, writer, and actor (Monty Python; The Rutles; Nuns of The Run), born in South Shields, England
John Major (81 years old)
Mar 29 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1990-97), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England
- Mar 29 Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou], Greek composer, keyboardist, and Academy Award winner (Chariots of Fire), born in Agria, Greece (d. 2022) [1]
- Mar 30 Jay Traynor, American pop singer (Jay and the Americans, 1960-62 - "She Cried"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2014)
- Mar 30 Ken Forssi, American bassist (Love), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998)
- Mar 31 Al Goodman, American pop-soul singer (Ray, Goodman, Brown - "Special Lady"), born in Jackson, Mississippi (d. 2010)
- Mar 31 Christopher [Ronald] Walken, American actor (The Deer Hunter, Brainstorm), born in New York City
- Mar 31 Roy Andersson, Swedish film director (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
About March 1943
How Old? 81 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Signs: Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20), Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey