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, 1802
Day of Week 16th » The United States Army Corps of Engineers known as Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy named United States Military Academy at West Point.
Day of Week 25th » The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 28th » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1802
27th » Charles-Mathias Simons, German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1874)
27th » Félix-Jacques Moulin, French photographer (d. 1875)