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, 1493
Day of Week 4th » Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship 'Niña' from Voyages of Christopher Columbus First voyage known as his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.
Day of Week 15th » Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1493
15th » Anne de Montmorency, French captain and diplomat (d. 1567)