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Events
Pre-1600
- 474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years truce.<ref>Fasti Triumphales</ref>
- 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar, the dictator of the Roman Republic, by a group of senators takes place on the Ides of March.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 493 – Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 856 – Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 897 – Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya enters Sa'dah and founds the Zaydi Imamate of Yemen.<ref>Template:EI2</ref>
- 933 – After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1311 – Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1564 – Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslim subjects.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900
- 1626 – a dam failure causes the sudden flooding of the mining city of Potosí in present-day Bolivia leading to the death of thousands and the massive release of toxic mercury into the environment.<ref name=frances>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1672 – King Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence, granting limited religious freedom to all Christians.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1783 – In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful, and the threatened coup d'état never takes place.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1820 – Maine is admitted as the twenty-third U.S. state.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1823 – Sailor Benjamin Morrell erroneously reported the existence of the island of New South Greenland near Antarctica.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1848 – A revolution breaks out in Hungary, and the Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the reform party.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1874 – France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1875 – Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1877 – First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1888 – Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1892 – The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1894 – Madeleine bombing by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–present
- 1907 – The first parliamentary elections of Finland (at the time the Grand Duchy of Finland) are held.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1918 – Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere begins.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1919 – Ukrainian War of Independence: The Kontrrazvedka is established as the counterintelligence division of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1919 – The American Legion is founded.
- 1921 – Talaat Pasha, former Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire and chief architect of the Armenian genocide is assassinated in Berlin by a 23-year-old Armenian, Soghomon Tehlirian.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1922 – After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1927 – The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1939 – Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1939 – Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but is annexed by Hungary the next day.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – World War II: Third Battle of Kharkiv: The Germans retake the city of Kharkiv from the Soviet armies.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – Iranian oil industry is nationalized.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1965 – President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1974 – Fifteen people are killed when Sterling Airways Flight 901, a Sud Aviation Caravelle, catches fire following a landing gear collapse at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1978 – Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1991 – Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2008 – Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2011 – Beginning of the Syrian revolution.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2019 – Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2019 – Beginning of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2019 – Approximately 1.4 million young people in 123 countries go on strike to protest climate change.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2022 – The 2022 Sri Lankan protests begins amidst Sri Lanka's economic collapse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Births
Pre-1600
- 1493 – Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (died 1567)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1516 – Alqas Mirza, Safavid prince (died 1550)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1582 – Daniel Featley, English theologian and controversialist (died 1645)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1591 – Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary (died 1660)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1601–1900
- 1638 – Shunzhi Emperor of China (died 1661)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1666 – George Bähr, German architect, designed the Dresden Frauenkirche (died 1738)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1754 – Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (died 1842)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1767 – Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (died 1845)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1779 – William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1848)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1790 – Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician and academic (died 1861)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1791 – Charles Knight, English author and publisher (died 1873)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1809 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian historian and politician, 1st President of Liberia (died 1876)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1813 – John Snow, English physician and epidemiologist (died 1858)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1821 – Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist (died 1895)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1821 – William Milligan, Scottish theologian and author (died 1892)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1824 – Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (died 1907)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1830 – Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1830 – Élisée Reclus, French geographer and anarchist (died 1905)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1831 – Saint Daniele Comboni, Italian missionary and saint (died 1881)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1835 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1916)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1838 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist, composer, and conductor (died 1889)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1851 – John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Arkansas (died 1916)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1845 – Hallie Quinn Brown, African-American educator, writer and activist (died 1949)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1851 – William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist and scholar (died 1939)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1852 – Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish landowner, playwright, and translator (died 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1854 – Emil von Behring, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1857 – Christian Michelsen, Norwegian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (died 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1858 – Liberty Hyde Bailey, American botanist and academic, co-founded the American Society for Horticultural Science (died 1954)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1866 – Matthew Charlton, Australian miner and politician (died 1948)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
- 1868 – Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (died 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1869 – Stanisław Wojciechowski, Polish scholar and politician, President of the Republic of Poland (died 1953)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1874 – Harold L. Ickes, American journalist and politician, United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1952)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1878 – Reza Shah, Iranian Shah (died 1944)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1879 – Benjamin R. Jacobs, American biochemist (died 1963)<ref>Announcements, Science, New Series, volume 139, number 3557, pp. 818–819, March 1963</ref>
- 1886 – Gerda Wegener, Danish artist (died 1940)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1897 – Jackson Scholz, American runner (died 1986)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1900 – Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer (died 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1901–present
- 1904 – George Brent, Irish-American actor (died 1979)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1904 – J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor (died 1985)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1905 – Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge (died 1944)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1907 – Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (died 1981)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1912 – Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author (died 1979)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1912 – Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1982)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – Macdonald Carey, American actor (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – Jack Fairman, English race car driver (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1916 – Frank Coghlan, Jr., American actor and pilot (died 2009)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1916 – Fadil Hoxha, Kosovar commander and politician, President of Kosovo (died 2001)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1916 – Harry James, American trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (died 1983)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1918 – Richard Ellmann, American author and critic (died 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1918 – Punch Imlach, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1987)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1919 – Lawrence Tierney, American actor (died 2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1920 – E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1921 – Madelyn Pugh, American television writer and producer (died 2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1924 – Khyber Khan, Pakistani pilot and former Deputy Chief of Air Staff of the PAF (died 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1926 – Ben Johnston, American composer and academic (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1926 – Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (died 1983)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1927 – Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2000)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1927 – Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)<ref>Wilson 2016, p. 697</ref>
- 1928 – Bob Wilber, American clarinetist and saxophonist (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1930 – Zhores Alferov, Belarusian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1932 – Alan Bean, American astronaut and pilot (died 2018)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1932 – Arif Mardin, Turkish-American record producer (died 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1933 – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American lawyer and judge (died 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1933 – Philippe de Broca, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1934 – Kanshi Ram, Indian politician (died 2006)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1935 – Judd Hirsch, American actor<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1935 – Jimmy Swaggart, American pastor and television host (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1936 – Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (died 1986)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1937 – Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author (died 2015)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1939 – Ted Kaufman, American politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1939 – Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright (died 2016)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1939 – Julie Tullis, English mountaineer (died 1986)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
- 1940 – Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1940 – Phil Lesh, American bassist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1941 – Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1941 – Song Zhenzhong, child internee and revolutionary martyr (died 1949)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1943 – David Cronenberg, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1943 – Lynda La Plante, English actress, screenwriter, and author<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1943 – Michael Scott-Joynt, English bishop (died 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1943 – Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1944 – Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1944 – Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1944 – Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1946 – Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and coach (died 2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1946 – John Dempsey, English-Irish footballer and manager (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1947 – Ry Cooder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1948 – Kate Bornstein, American author and activist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1948 – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (died 2003)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, English politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1953 – Frances Conroy, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
- 1954 – Isobel Buchanan, Scottish soprano and actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1954 – Henry Marsh, American runner and businessman<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1954 – Craig Wasson, American actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1955 – Mickey Hatcher, American baseball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1955 – Mohsin Khan, Pakistani cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1955 – Dee Snider, American singer-songwriter<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1957 – Joaquim de Almeida, Portuguese-American actor<ref name="AP"/>
- 1957 – Park Overall, American actress and activist<ref name="AP"/>
- 1957 – Steve Witkoff, American real estate investor, former lawyer, and diplomat<ref>"Who is Steve Witkoff? The United States Special Envoy to the Middle East," BBN Times.</ref>
- 1959 – Harold Baines, American baseball player<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1959 – Renny Harlin, Finnish director and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1959 – Fabio Lanzoni, Italian-American model and actor<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1959 – Ben Okri, Nigerian poet and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1959 – Eliot Teltscher, American tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1960 – Mike Pagliarulo, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1961 – Terry Cummings, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1962 – Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
- 1963 – Bret Michaels, American singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1964 – Rockwell, American singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1964 – Marco Van Hees, Belgian politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1965 – Sunetra Gupta, Indian epidemiologist, author, and academic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1966 – Chris Bruno, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
- 1967 – Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese manga artist and creator of Sailor Moon<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1968 – Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1968 – Mark McGrath, American singer-songwriter<ref name=Chase2022 />
- 1968 – Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1969 – Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1969 – Kim Raver, American actress<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1969 – Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1970 – Derek Parra, American speed skater<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1971 – Joanne Wise, English long jumper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1972 – Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter and musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1972 – Holger Stromberg, German chef<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1972 – Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1974 – Robert Fick, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress<ref name=Chase2022>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1975 – Darcy Tucker, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1975 – will.i.am, American rapper, producer, and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1976 – Cara Pifko, Canadian actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1977 – Joe Hahn, American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist<ref name="AP"/>
- 1977 – Brian Tee, Japanese-American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1977 – Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Indian military officer (died 2008)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1978 – Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1979 – Kyle Mills, New Zealand cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1979 – Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1980 – Freddie Bynum, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1981 – Young Buck, American rapper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1981 – Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1981 – Jens Salumäe, Estonian skier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1982 – Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Kenyan runner<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Umut Bulut, Turkish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Ben Hilfenhaus, Australian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Kostas Kaimakoglou, Greek basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Golda Marcus, Salvadoran swimmer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Yo Yo Honey Singh, Indian rapper, producer, and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1984 – Badradine Belloumou, French-Algerian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1984 – Olivier Jean, Canadian speed skater<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1984 – Kostas Vasileiadis, Greek basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Eva Amurri, American actress<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Jon Jay, American baseball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Kellan Lutz, American actor and model<ref name="AP"/>
- 1986 – Jai Courtney, Australian actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1986 – Jannik Hansen, Danish ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1987 – Eric Decker, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Lil Dicky, American rapper, comedian, and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – Éver Guzmán, Mexican footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1988 – James Reimer, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1989 – Sam Baldock, English footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1989 – Gil Roberts, American sprinter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1989 – Sandro, Brazilian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1989 – Adrien Silva, Portuguese footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1989 – Caitlin Wachs, American actress<ref name="AP"/>
- 1990 – Nick Ahmed, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1990 – Tavon Austin, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1990 – JD McDonagh, Irish professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1991 – Xavier Henry, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1991 – Trayce Thompson, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1992 – Devonta Freeman, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1993 – Alia Bhatt, British actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1993 – Michael Fulmer, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1993 – Taylor Heinicke, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1993 – Aleksandra Krunić, Serbian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1993 – Paul Pogba, French footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1993 – Mark Scheifele, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1994 – Matt Gay, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1994 – Scott Seiss, American comedian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1995 – Jabari Parker, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1996 – Maxwell Jacob Friedman, American professional wrestler<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1996 – Seonaid McIntosh, Scottish sports shooter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1996 – Jinjin, South Korean singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2000 – Kristian Kostov, Russian-Bulgarian singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2001 – Ellie Leach, English actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2003 – Quinn Ewers, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2004 – Isaiah Bond, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 44 BC – Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman (born 100 BC)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 220 – Cao Cao, Chinese general, warlord and statesman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 493 – Odoacer, first king of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire (born 433)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 963 – Romanos II, Byzantine emperor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 990 – Siegfried I (the Older), German nobleman<ref name="hz_1">Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1124 – Ernulf, Bishop of Rochester<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1190 – Isabella of Hainault, queen of Philip II of France (born 1170)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1311 – Walter V, Count of Brienne<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1536 – Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1493)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1575 – Annibale Padovano, Italian organist and composer (born 1527)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900
- 1673 – Salvator Rosa, Italian painter and poet (born 1615)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1711 – Eusebio Kino, Italian priest and missionary (born 1645)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1820 – Clement Mary Hofbauer, Austrian priest and saint (born 1751)<ref name=Hofbauer>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1842 – Luigi Cherubini, Italian composer and theorist (born 1760)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1848 – Johan Jakob Nervander, Finnish poet, physicist and meteorologist (born 1805)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1891 – Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (born 1819)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1897 – James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (born 1814)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1898 – Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (born 1813)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1901–present
- 1921 – Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1874)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1925 – Sam Dreben, American soldier and mercenary (born 1878)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1927 – Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (born 1858)<ref>Template:Dictionary of Australian Biography</ref>
- 1937 – H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (born 1890)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1941 – Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (born 1864)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1942 – Rachel Field, American author and poet (born 1894)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1948 – Imanuel Lauster, German engineer (born 1873)<ref name="Sass_1962_521">Template:Citation</ref>
- 1959 – Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1909)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1962 – Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1966 – Abe Saperstein, American basketball player and coach (born 1902)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1969 – Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (born 1888)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1970 – Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (born 1897)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1975 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentinian businessman (born 1906)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1977 – Hubert Aquin, Canadian author and activist (born 1929)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1977 – Antonino Rocca, Italian-American wrestler and referee (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1981 – René Clair, French director and screenwriter (born 1898)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1983 – Rebecca West, English author and critic (born 1892)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1985 – Alan A. Freeman, English record producer (born 1920)<ref name=":0">General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 15; Page: 284. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line].</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1988 – Dmitri Polyakov, Ukrainian general and spy (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Farzad Bazoft, Iranian-English journalist (born 1958)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1990 – Tom Harmon, American football player and sportscaster (born 1919)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1991 – Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1906)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1997 – Gail Davis, American actress (born 1925)<ref>Wilson 2016, p. 180</ref>
- 1997 – Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (born 1906)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1998 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (born 1903)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2001 – Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (born 1909)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2003 – Thora Hird, English actress (born 1911)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2003 – Paul Stojanovich, American television producer, created World's Wildest Police Videos (born 1955)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2004 – Philippe Lemaire, French actor (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2004 – Bill Pickering, New Zealand-American scientist and engineer (born 1910)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2004 – John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2005 – Otar Korkia, Georgian basketball player (born 1923)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2006 – Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born 1918)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2006 – Red Storey, Canadian football player and referee (born 1918)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2007 – Charles Harrelson, American murderer (born 1938)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2007 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2008 – Mikey Dread, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (born 1954)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2008 – G. David Low, American astronaut and engineer (born 1956)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2008 – Sarla Thakral, First Indian woman to earn a pilot's license. (born 1914)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2009 – Ron Silver, American actor, director, and producer (born 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2010 – Kazim al-Samawi, Iraqi poet (born 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2011 – Nate Dogg, American rapper (born 1969)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2011 – Smiley Culture, English singer and DJ (born 1963)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2012 – Mervyn Davies, Welsh rugby player (born 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2012 – Dave Philley, American baseball player and manager (born 1920)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2013 – Booth Gardner, American businessman and politician, Governor of Washington (born 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2013 – Terry Lightfoot, English clarinet player (born 1935)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2013 – Leverne McDonnell, Australian actress (born 1963)<ref>Wilson 2016, p. 497</ref>
- 2013 – Peter Worsley, English sociologist (born 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014 – Scott Asheton, American drummer (born 1949)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014 – David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1936)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014 – Bo Callaway, American soldier and politician, United States Secretary of the Army (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2014 – Clarissa Dickson Wright, English chef, author, and television personality (born 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2015 – Collins Chabane, South African politician (born 1960)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2015 – Robert Clatworthy, English sculptor and educator (born 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2015 – Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (born 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2015 – Curtis Gans, American political scientist and author (born 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – Mike Porcaro, American bass player (born 1955)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress and television and film producer (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2016 – Asa Briggs, English historian and academic (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2016 – Seru Rabeni, Fijian rugby player (born 1978)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2019 – Larry DiTillio, American film and TV series writer (born 1948)<ref>Larry DiTillio, co-creator of She-Ra and well-known genre TV writer has passed away, Syfy.com 17 March 2019. Accessed on 18 March 2019.</ref>
- 2020 – Vittorio Gregotti, Italian architect (born 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Barbara Maier Gustern, American vocal coach and singer (born 1935)<ref>Obituary, Barbara Gustern, The New York Times, March 24, 2022</ref>
- 2025 – Wings Hauser, American actor (born 1947)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 2025 – Nita Lowey, American politician (born 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2025 – Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer (born 1938)<ref name="ABP">Template:Cite web</ref>
Holidays and observances
- Ancient Roman religious observance:
- Ides of March<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Christian feast day:
- Aristobulus of Britannia (Roman Catholic Church)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Clement Mary Hofbauer<ref name=Hofbauer />
- Leocritia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Saint Longinus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Louise de Marillac<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- March 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Constitution Day (Belarus)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- International Day To Combat Islamophobia<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday (Liberia)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- National Day, celebrating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (Hungary)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- World Consumer Rights Day (International)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Youth Day (Palau)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>