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, 1720
Day of Week 24th » Count Frederick I of Sweden known as Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden called Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February. She had been wanting to
Famous Birthdays on March in 1720
9th » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)
13th » Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author (d. 1793)
22nd » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Yellow Palace, Copenhagen e.g Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace (d. 1799)