- Mar 3 Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and editor, dies at 61
- Mar 16 Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Mar 17 David Dale, Scottish industrialist & philanthropist (cotton magnate who implemented advanced social and educational conditions), dies at 67
- Mar 23 George Pinto [Sanders], English violin prodigy, keyboard virtuoso, and composer, dies of tuberculosis at 20