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, 1681
Day of Week 4th » Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1681
14th » Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer (d. 1767)
27th » Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (d. 1760)
Famous Deaths for March 1681
12th » Frans van Mieris, Sr., Dutch painter (b. 1635)