Historical Events
- Mar 1 Adolphe Thiers becomes prime minister of France
- Mar 5 2nd Grand National: Bartholomew Bretherton wins aboard 16/1 Jerry; a then smallest field of 13
- Mar 14 Jose Zorilla's romantic drama "El Zapatero y el Rey" premieres in Madrid
- Mar 18 In a bloody battle Liberal general Francisco Morazán attempts to retake Guatemala City from Rafael Carrera but fails, barely escaping with his life
Famous Photo
Mar 23 John William Draper takes 1st successful photo in US of the Moon (daguerreotype), in New York City
Famous Birthdays
Chief Joseph (1840-1904)
Mar 3 Nez Perce leader who tried to led his people to Canada (Nez Perce War), born in Wallowa Valley, Nez Perce territory (claimed as Oregon Country) [1]
- Mar 5 Constance Fenimore Woolson, American writer (Jupiter Lights), born in Claremont, New Hampshire (d. 1894)
- Mar 8 Franco Faccio, Italian composer and conductor, born in Verona, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
- Mar 11 Edmund Kirby Jr, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Brownville, New York (d. 1863)
- Mar 16 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)
- Mar 18 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
- Mar 20 Franz Mertens, Polish mathematician, born in Schroda, Grand Duchy of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1927)
- Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
- Mar 25 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)
- Mar 26 Carli Zoeller, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1889)
- Mar 26 George Smith, English archaeologist and assyriologist (cuneiform script), born in London (d. 1876)
- Mar 28 Emin Pasha, German explorer and governor (Equatoria), born in Oppeln, Silesia (d. 1892)
- Mar 29 Matteo Albertone, Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War, born in Alessandria (d. 1919)
Benjamin Baker (1840-1907)
Mar 31 English civil engineer who designed the bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland and the London underground, born in Frome, England
- Mar 31 John Herbert Kelly, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1864)
Famous Deaths
- Mar 2 Wilhelm Olbers, German astronomer and physician who discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta), dies at 81
- Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, German composer, dies at 61
- Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician, dies at 41
- Mar 23 William Maclure, Scottish-American geologist (first geological map), dies at 76
- Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89
Beau Brummell (1778-1840)
Mar 30 English dandy famous for his fashion style of simplicity and elegance, dies of syphilis at 61
