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, 1818
Day of Week 16th » In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spain e.g Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1818
6th » William Claflin, American politician, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
11th » Marius Petipa, French-Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1910)
15th » Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (d. 1924)
22nd » John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer, founded Penwortham, South Australia called Penwortham (d. 1846)
27th » Erminia Frezzolini, Italian soprano (d. 1884)
28th » Wade Hampton III, American lieutenant and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (d. 1902)
Famous Deaths for March 1818
25th » Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (b. 1745)
28th » Antonio Capuzzi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1755)