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, 1781
Day of Week 1st » The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation.
Day of Week 15th » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Courthouse Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina called Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 United Kingdom or British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1781
1st » Javiera Carrera, Chilean daughter of Ignacio de la Carrera (d. 1862)
4th » Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)