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March in History

There are 31 days in the month of March. The name comes from the Latin word 'Martius'.

To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in March, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.

March in history at random

Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during March in years gone by.

Born in March

The American actor and movie director Ron Howard was born.

Major Events and Happenings in March

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were married in Montreal, Canada.

Died in March