- Mar 1 Andrew Breitbart, American conservative blogger & publisher, dies at 43
- Mar 1 Jerome Courtland, American actor (Tonka, Tharus), dies at 85
- Mar 1 Phillip R. Allen, American stage and screen actor (Hardy Boys Mysteries - "Harry"; Star Trek III - "Captain Esteban"), dies at 72
- Mar 2 James Wilson, American criminologist, dies at 80
- Mar 2 Lawrence Anthony, South African conservationist and author, dies from heart attack at 61
- Mar 2 Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, British MP (1964-1987), dies at 82
- Mar 2 Nydia Ecury, celebrated Afro-Dutch writer, translator and actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera), dies at 86
- Mar 2 Van Barfoot, American army colonel and Medal of Honour recipient, dies at 92
- Mar 3 Alex Webster, American football coach (NY Giants), dies at 80
- Mar 3 Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer), dies at 72
- Mar 3 Frank Marocco, American jazz, pop, classical, and session accordionist, arranger and composer, dies at 81
- Mar 3 Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), dies from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 94
- Mar 3 Ralph McQuarrie, American conceptual designer (Star Wars, E.T.), dies at 82
- Mar 3 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 64
- Mar 4 Runako Morton, West Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 50, HS 70no; Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago), dies in a traffic collision at 33
- Mar 5 Philip Madoc, Welsh actor (The Life and Times of David Lloyd George), dies of cancer at 77
- Mar 5 William Heirens, American serial killer, dies at 83
- Mar 6 Donald Payne, American Congressman, dies from colon cancer at 77
- Mar 6 Francisco Xavier do Amaral, East Timorese President, dies at 75
- Mar 6 Gene “Joe” Byrd, American jazz bassist (Charlie Byrd Trio), dies in a car crash at 78
- Mar 6 Jaap Boersma, Dutch politician (Minister for Social Affairs (ARP)), dies at 82
- Mar 6 Lucia Mannucci, Italian jazz singer (Quartetto Cetra, 1947-88), dies at 91
- Mar 6 Robert Sherman, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter, with his brother, Richard (Mary Poppins; The Jungle Book; "You're Sixteen"), dies at 86 [1]
- Mar 7 Jimmy Ellis, American soul singer, dies from complications from Alzheimer's disease at 74
- Mar 7 Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish soccer wing/midfield (60 caps; RTS Widzew Łódź, FC Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, Feyenoord), dies at 54
- Mar 8 Leslie Cochran, American peace activist and police critic, dies from head trauma at 60
- Mar 9 Bill Wedderburn, Baron Wedderburn of Charlton, British politician and academic, dies at 84
- Mar 9 Peter Bergman, American comedian, dies from leukemia at 72
- Mar 9 Selma Rubin, American environmental activist, dies at 96
- Mar 10 Erico Menczer, Italian cinematographer (Chosen, Miranda), dies at 85
- Mar 10 F. Sherwood Rowland, American Nobel laureate in chemistry 1995, dies from Parkinson's disease at 84
- Mar 10 Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92
- Mar 10 Jean Giraud, French comic artist (Alien, Tron), dies at 73
- Mar 10 Julio Gonzalez, Mexican light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), dies from a hit and run at 35
- Mar 10 Mykola Plaviuk, Ukrainian president (1978-81), dies at 86
- Mar 10 Richard White, New Zealand rugby union lock (23 Tests; Poverty Bay RFU), dies at 86
- Mar 11 Hans G. Helms, German writer and composer, dies at 79
- Mar 11 Sid Couchey, American comic book artist, dies at 92
- Mar 12 Michael Hossack, American rock drummer (The Doobie Brothers), dies of cancer at 65
- Mar 13 Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), dies from leukemia at 52
- Mar 14 Censu Tabone, President of Malta (1989-94), dies at 98
- Mar 14 Pierre Schoendoerffer, French Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter (The Anderson Platoon), dies from surgical complications at 83
- Mar 15 Dave Philley, American MLB baseball switch-hitting outfielder, 1941, 1946-62 (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies (MLB record 9 straight pinch hits), and 8 other teams), dies at 91
- Mar 16 Estanislao Basora, Spanish footballer (The Monster of Colombes, 22 caps for Spain, 301 matches for Barcelona), dies at 85
- Mar 16 Takaaki Yoshimoto, Japanese poet, critic, and philosopher (the New Left), dies at 87
- Mar 17 Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thai co-creator of Red Bull energy drink, dies from natural causes at 88
- Mar 17 John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi war criminal, dies from natural causes at 91
- Mar 17 Pope Shenouda III, Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, dies from prostate cancer at 88
- Mar 18 George Tupou V, King of Tonga, dies at 63
- Mar 18 Jalal Zolfonun, Iranian composer (Gol-e Sadbarg), setar (Persian lute) player, and teacher, dies of a heart attack at 74
- Mar 19 Israel "Ulu" Grosbard, Belgian-born American actor and director (Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love), dies at 83
- Mar 19 William Charette, American navy Hospital Corpsman and Medal of Honour recipient, dies at 79
- Mar 20 Jim Stynes, Irish Australian rules footballer, dies from cancer at 45
- Mar 20 Mel Parnell, American MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1947-56), coach, and broadcaster, dies from cancer at 89
- Mar 22 Haydn Tudor Evans, British high court judge, dies at 91
- Mar 23 Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia, dies from liver failure at 77
- Mar 24 Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1982, 89), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 62
- Mar 24 Marion Marlowe, American singer ("The Man in the Raincoat"; Arthur Godfrey & His Friends), and actress, dies at 83
- Mar 25 Bert Sugar, American sports writer (editor / publisher The Ring magazine; Sting like a Bee; The Ageless Warrior), dies from a cardiac arrest at 74
- Mar 25 Larry Stevenson [Richard], American skateboard innovator, dies from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease at 81
- Mar 25 Priscilla Buckley, American editor and columnist (National Review), dies at 90
- Mar 27 Adrienne Rich, American feminist poet and essayist (Diving into the Wreck), dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis at 82
- Mar 27 Hilton Kramer, American art critic, dies from heart failure at 84
- Mar 27 Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian writer and playwright, dies at 88
- Mar 27 Warren Stevens, American actor (Richard Boone Show), dies from lung disease at 92
- Mar 28 Alexander Arutiunian [Harut'unyan], Soviet Armenian classical pianist and composer (Trumpet Concerto), dies at 91
- Mar 28 Earl Scruggs, American bluegrass banjo player (Flatt & Scruggs - "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"; "Ballad of Jed Clampett"), dies from natural causes at 88
- Mar 28 Hans van den Doel, Dutch politician and economist (PvdA), dies at 74
- Mar 28 Harry Crews, American writer and actor (Indian Runner), dies from neuropathy at 76
- Mar 28 John Arden, English novelist and playwright (Left Handed Liberty), dies at 81
- Mar 29 Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), dies of heart failure at 81
- Mar 30 Ron Gaunt, Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 3/53; WA, Victoria), dies at 78
- Mar 30 Viktor Kosichkin, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m, silver 10,000m 1960), dies at 74
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