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, 1970
Day of Week 2nd » Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
Day of Week 4th » French submarine 'French submarine Eurydice (S644) e.g Eurydice' explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
Day of Week 5th » The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
Day of Week 6th » An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
Day of Week 10th » Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.
Day of Week 17th » My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.
Day of Week 18th » Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
18th » The U.S. postal strike of 1970 begins, one of the largest Wildcat strike action e.g wildcat strikes in U.S. history.
Day of Week 21st » The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
Day of Week 28th » 1970 Gediz earthquake e.g Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 Moment magnitude scale or magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.
27th » Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
27th » Brent Fitz, Canadian-American drummer and songwriter (Theory of a Deadman, Union (band) known as Union, Econoline Crush, and Indigenous (band) named Indigenous)
27th » Damian Hampson, Australian footballer
27th » Brendan Hill, English-American drummer (Blues Traveler and Stolen Ogre)
27th » Goran Janus, Slovenian ski jumper and coach
27th » Eleanor Maguire, Irish neuropsychologist
27th » Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby player
27th » Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
27th » Leila Pahlavi, Iranian daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (d. 2001)
27th » Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza