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, 2006
Day of Week 1st » English language called English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
Day of Week 7th » The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a 2006 Varanasi bombings named series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
Day of Week 10th » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
Day of Week 11th » Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
Day of Week 20th » Over 150 Chadian military Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel United Front for Democratic Change UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Heads of state of Chad Chadian president Idriss Deby.
Day of Week 22nd » Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague, American Tom Fox (activist) named Tom Fox.
Day of Week 25th » Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged Belarusian presidential election, 2006, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested.
Day of Week 30th » The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.
Famous Deaths for March 2006
1st » Harry Browne, American politician and author (b. 1933)
1st » Johnny Jackson (musician) named Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5) (b. 1951)