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, 1815
Day of Week 1st » Napoleon I of France or Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.
Day of Week 2nd » Signing of the Kandyan Convention treaty by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland named British invaders and the List of Sri Lankan monarchs or King of Sri Lanka.
Day of Week 16th » William I of the Netherlands or Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarchy named constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
Day of Week 20th » After escaping from Elba, Napoleon I of France called Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
Day of Week 30th » Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian Unification.