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, 1867
Day of Week 1st » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln, Nebraska or Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
Day of Week 2nd » The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act.
Day of Week 11th » The first performance of 'Don Carlos' by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Paris.
Day of Week 29th » Victoria of the United Kingdom known as Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
Day of Week 30th » Alaska is Alaska Purchase e.g purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1867
4th » Jacob L. Beilhart, American founder of the communitarian group known as the Spirit Fruit Society (d. 1908)
5th » Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (d. 1952)
10th » Hector Guimard, French-American architect, designed the La Bluette (d. 1942)
15th » Lionel Johnson, English poet and critic (d. 1902)
21st » Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
25th » Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (d. 1941)
25th » Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor (d. 1957)
27th » Karl Zsigmondy, Austrian-Hungarian mathematician (d. 1925)
29th » Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (d. 1955)
Famous Deaths for March 1867
6th » Charles Farrar Browne, American author (b. 1834)