- The first FM radio station began broadcasting in Nashville on March 1, 1941.
- REM drummer Bill Berry collapsed from brain aneurism onstage in Switzerland on March 1, 1995.
- Ralph McQuarrie, Star Wars concept art creator, died in Berkeley, California on March 3. (Entertainment Weekly)
- David Gilmour was born in Cambridge, England on March 6, 1946.
- Country singer Townes Van Zandt was born in Fort Worth, Texas on March 7, 1944.
- Alice in Chains former bassist Mike Starr Found Dead on March 8, 2011. (Billboard)
- Mike Starr talked about being around Layne Staley when he died. (Youtube)
- John Cale was born in Wales on March 9, 1942.
- British writer Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge on March 11, 1952. He is best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Asteroid 25924 Douglasadams was named after Douglas Adams. (MSNBC)
- Enter the search query "the answer to life the universe and everything" in your browser. You will get 42.
- Albert Einstein was born in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire on March 14, 1879.
- Rapper Nate Dogg died at the age of 41 on March 15, 2011 in his home town Long Beach, California. (Billboard)
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married in Gibraltar on March 20, 1969.
- Pianist Pinetop Perkins was 97 years old when he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Austin, Texas on March 21, 2011. (NPR) (NPR)
- German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685.
- Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations. (WBUR)
- Ric Ocasek was born on March 23, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Mathematician Marston Morse was born in Waterville, Maine on March 24, 1892. He is best known for Morse theory.
- Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert, Netherlands on March 30 ,1853.
- "The painting of darkness that is still color" Story behind Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night. (Smithsonian)
- German chemist Robert Bunsen was born on March 30, 1811. He discovered Caesium and Rubidium. He was known for developing the Bunsen burner.
- Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732.
