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, 1782
Day of Week 8th » Gnadenhutten massacre Gnadenhütten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carri
Day of Week 14th » Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia e.g Tekle Giyorgis pacifies a group of Oromo people known as Oromo near Wuchale.
Day of Week 16th » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops Battle of Roatán or capture the British-held island of Roatán.
Day of Week 27th » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.