- Mar 2 Eugénie Brazier, French chef who was the 1st woman to earn 3 Michelin stars (1933), and the 1st person earn 3 Michelin stars for 2 restaurants, dies at 81
- Mar 3 Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), dies at 93
- Mar 4 Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (b. 1951)
- Mar 4 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German politician and former Chancellor of Germany (b. 1887)
- Mar 4 Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor (b. 1925)
- Mar 5 Jansen Van Vuuren, Dutch volunteer safety marshal at the 1977 South African Grand Prix, dies in a car crash at 19
- Mar 5 Lockrem Johnson, American pianist, composer (A Letter to Emily), educator, and music publisher, dies at 52
- Mar 5 Moses Pergament, Finnish-Swedish classical composer (The Jewish Song Choral Symphony) and music critic, dies at 83
- Mar 8 Henry Hull, American actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86
- Mar 10 E. Power Biggs, British classical organist and composer (CBS; Bach), dies at 70
- Mar 10 Pieter Jan Bouman, Dutch sociologist and historian, dies at 74
- Mar 10 Willem Schermerhorn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1945-46), dies at 82
- Mar 11 Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Argentine racing driver (b. 1934)
- Mar 11 Ulysses S. Grant IV, American geologist (b. 1893)
- Mar 13 Jan Patocka, Czech philosopher, dies in prison
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)
Mar 14 American civil rights activist (Freedom Summer, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), dies of breast cancer at 59 [1]
- Mar 14 Gyula David, Hungarian composer (Viola Concerto) and violinist, dies at 63
- Mar 15 Antonino Rocca, Italian-Argentine professional wrestler, dies at 49
- Mar 15 Hubert Aquin, French Canadian novelist, political activist and editor, dies at 47
- Mar 16 Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese politician and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party, assassinated by unknown gunmen at 59
- Mar 18 José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1944)
- Mar 18 Marien Ngouabi, president of Congo-Brazzaville, murdered
- Mar 19 Buck Shaw, American College Football HOF coach (NC State, Nevada, Santa Clara, California, Air Force; NFL: SF 49ers; NFL Championship 1960 Philadelphia Eagles), dies of cancer at 77
- Mar 22 A.K. Gopalan, Indian Communist leader and politician (Member of Indian parliament, 1952-71), dies at 72
- Mar 22 Hymie Shertzer, American jazz and session saxophonist (Benny Goodman; NBC's Tonight Show), dies at 67
- Mar 22 Witold Friemann, Polish composer, pianist, conductor and pedagogue, dies at 87
- Mar 23 Bennie Green, American swing jazz and soul trombonist (Earl Hines), dies at 53
- Mar 24 Saburō Moroi, Japanese composer and educator, dies at 73
- Mar 25 Nunnally Johnson, American screenwriter and producer, dies at 79
- Mar 27 A. P. Hamann, American politician and city manager of San Jose, California, dies in the Tenerife airport disaster at 67
- Mar 27 Diana Hyland, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough), dies at 41
- Mar 27 Eve Meyer, X actress (Immoral Mr Teas), dies in a plane crash at 46
- Mar 27 Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
- Mar 29 Madeleine Dring, British composer and pianist, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 53
- Mar 30 Abdel Halim Hafez [Shabana], Egyptian singer and actor, dies of liver failure due to schistosomiasis (parasitic flatworm infection) at 47
- Mar 30 Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer, music editor and pedagogue, dies at 88
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