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, 1809
Day of Week 27th » Peninsular War: A combined French First Empire called Franco-Duchy of Warsaw named Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad-Real.
Day of Week 28th » Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medelin.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1809
15th » Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (d. 1876)
15th » Karl Josef von Hefele, German bishop and theologian (d. 1893)