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, 1831
Day of Week 10th » The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis Philippe I named Louis Philippe to support his French Algeria named war in Algeria.
Day of Week 29th » Great Bosnian uprising: Bošnjani e.g Bosniaks rebel against Turkey.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1831
3rd » George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (d. 1897)