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, 1513
Day of Week 27th » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
Famous Deaths for March 1513
10th » John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1443)