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, 1814
Day of Week 4th » Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Southwest Middlesex, Ontario known as Wardsville, Ontario.
Day of Week 7th » Emperor Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne.
Day of Week 10th » Napoleon I of France is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France.
Day of Week 21st » Napoleonic Wars: Austrian Empire named Austrian forces repel First French Empire known as French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
Day of Week 27th » War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek (people) known as Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) called Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Day of Week 28th » War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland e.g United Kingdom defeats de United States Navy in a Battle of Valparaiso known as Battle off Valparaíso, Chile.
Day of Week 30th » Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces Battle of Paris (1814) known as march into Paris.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1814
5th » Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian (d. 1889)
8th » Ede Szigligeti, Hungarian playwright (d. 1878)