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, 1850
Day of Week 5th » The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened.
Day of Week 7th » United States Senate named Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
Day of Week 18th » American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1850
7th » Champ Clark, American politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1921)
7th » Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Austrian-Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1937)
10th » Spencer Gore (sportsman) or Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
24th » Silas Hocking, English minister and author (d. 1935)
Famous Deaths for March 1850
3rd » Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. 1806)
27th » Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
28th » Gerard Brandon, American politician, 4th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1788)
31st » John C. Calhoun, American politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (b. 1782)