- Mar 12 Austria declares war on France
Die Schöpfung
Mar 19 Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" ("Die Schöpfung") first public performance premieres at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria
- Mar 29 New York passes gradual abolition law saying children of enslaved mothers are born free but still owe free service to masters until they are 25 if female and 28 if male