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, 1461
Day of Week 4th » Wars of the Roses in England: House of Lancaster Lancastrian Henry VI of England King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes Edward IV of England King Edward IV.
Day of Week 29th » Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton Edward of York defeats Margaret of Anjou known as Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England.
Famous Deaths for March 1461
29th » Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)