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, 1852
Day of Week 1st » Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1852
1st » Théophile Delcassé, French politician, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France(d. 1923)
10th » Léon Moreaux, French target shooter (d. 1921)
15th » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Irish playwright (d. 1932)
20th » Frank MacKey, American polo player (d. 1927)
22nd » Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and educator (d. 1934)
27th » Jim Connell, Irish journalist and activist (d. 1929)
Famous Deaths for March 1852
4th » Nikolai Gogol, Ukrainian-Russian author and playwright (b. 1809)