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, 1812
Day of Week 16th » Battle of Badajoz (1812) Battle of Badajoz (March 16 April 6) Great Britain British and Portugal Portuguese forces besieged and defeated France French garrison during Peninsular War.
Day of Week 19th » The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
Day of Week 26th » An 1812 Caracas earthquake e.g earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela.
26th » A political cartoon in the 'Boston Gazette' coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
Day of Week 27th » Hugh McGary Jr. establishes what is now Evansville, Indiana on a bend in the Ohio River.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1812
1st » Augustus Pugin, English architect, co-designed the Palace of Westminster (d. 1852)
6th » Aaron Lufkin Dennison, American businessman, co-founded the Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)
22nd » Stephen Pearl Andrews, American author and activist (d. 1886)
27th » Ivan Panaev, Russian journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1862)
27th » Seymour Mills Spencer, American-New Zealand missionary (d. 1898)