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, 1841
Day of Week 9th » The Supreme Court of the United States called U.S. Supreme Court rules in the 'United States v. The Amistad' case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
Day of Week 30th » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1841
3rd » John Murray (oceanographer) e.g John Murray, Scottish oceanographer (d. 1914)
7th » William Rockhill Nelson, American businessman and publisher, founded 'The Kansas City Star' (d. 1915)
8th » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American jurist (d. 1935)
Famous Deaths for March 1841
1st » Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, French general (b. 1764)