March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere for March.
March symbols: The birthstones of March are aquamarine and bloodstone. These stones symbolize courage. Its birth flower is the daffodil. The zodiac signs for the month of March are Pisces (until March 20) and Aries (March 21 onwards).
Historical Events for March, 1765
Day of Week 9th » After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide.
Day of Week 22nd » The Parliament of Great Britain British Parliament passes the Stamp Act 1765 Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its British colonization of the Americas American colonies.
Day of Week 24th » American Revolution: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house Armed Forces of the United Kingdom known as British troops.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1765
7th » Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, invented photography (d. 1833)
27th » Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
Famous Deaths for March 1765
3rd » William Stukeley, English archaeologist (b. 1687)
14th » Ayagawa Gorōji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 2nd Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (b. 1703)