- Mar 5 Hippolyte Taine, French philosopher and historian (Voyage in Italy), dies at 64
- Mar 5 Richard Samuel Hughes, Welsh composer, dies at 37
- Mar 9 Disma Fumagalli, Italian composer, dies at 66
- Mar 16 William H. Illingworth, English-American photographer, dies at 48
- Mar 17 Jules Ferry, French statesman, dies at 60
- Mar 19 Karel Komzák I, Bohemian organist, conductor, military bandleader, and composer, dies at 69 [1]
- Mar 28 Edmund Kirby Smith, American military officer (Confederate Army General), dies at 68
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