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, 1657
Day of Week 2nd » Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
Famous Birthdays on March in 1657
1st » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (d. 1740)
18th » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (d. 1743)
24th » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese politician (d. 1725)
Famous Deaths for March 1657
15th » David Pardo (Dutch rabbi) e.g David Pardo, Dutch rabbi (b. unknown)