March 2002
- 1 David Mann, 85, American songwriter.
- 1 Roger Plumpton Wilson, 96, British Anglican prelate.
- 3 Al Pollard, 73, NFL player and broadcaster, lymphoma.
- 3 Roy Porter, 55, British historian.
- 6 David Jenkins, 89, Welsh librarian.
- 11 Rudolf Hell, 100, German inventor and manufacturer.
- 13 Hans-Georg Gadamer, 102, German philosopher.
- 14 Tan Yu, 75, Filipino entrepreneur.
- 16 Sir Marcus Fox, 74, British politician.
- 17 Rosetta LeNoire, 90, African-American stage and television actress.
- 17 Bill Davis, 60, American football coach.
- 18 Maude Farris-Luse, 115, supercentenarian and one-time "Oldest Recognized Person in the World".
- 20 Ivan Novikoff, 102, Russian premier ballet master.
- 21 James F. Blake, 89, American bus driver, antagonist for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 24 César Milstein, 74, Argentinian biochemist.
- 24 Frank G. White, 92, American army general.
- 25 Ken Traill, 75, British rugby league player.
- 25 Kenneth Wolstenholme, 81, British football commentator.
- 27 Milton Berle, 93, American comedian dubbed "Mr. Television".
- 27 Dudley Moore, 66, UK actor and writer.
- 27 Billy Wilder, 95, Austrian-born American film director (Double Indemnity).
- 29 Rico Yan, 27, Filipino movie & TV actor.
- 30 Queen Elizabeth (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), 101, Britain's "Queen Mum"; mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
- 31 Barry Took, 73, UK comedian and writer.
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