- Mar 2 August W. Eichler, German botanist (developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution), dies at 47
- Mar 2 Wilhelm Troszel, Polish operatic bass, composer, and voice teacher, dies at 63
- Mar 8 Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman (b. 1813)
- Mar 8 James Buchanan Eads, American engineer and inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis), dies at 66
- Mar 8 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 (b. 1813)
- Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, Polish composer, dies at 59
- Mar 24 Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic, dies at 49
- Mar 28 Ditler Monrad, Danish politician and bishop (Council President of Denmark 1863-64), dies at 75
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