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, 1877
Day of Week 2nd » U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
Day of Week 15th » First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia.
Day of Week 31st » The family with samurai antecedents that responded to the Saigō Takamori e.g Saigō army in Ōita Prefecture known as Ōita Nakatsu, rebels.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1877
4th » Alexander Goedicke, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1957)
4th » Fritz Graebner, German geographer and ethnologist (d. 1934)