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, 1821
Day of Week 21st » Greek War of Independence: First revolutionary act in the monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta.
Day of Week 23rd » Greek War of Independence: Battle and fall of city of Kalamata.
Day of Week 25th » (Julian Calendar) Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821. The date was chosen in the early years of the Greek state so that it falls on the day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virg
Famous Birthdays on March in 1821
1st » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop (d. 1896)
12th » John Abbott, Canadian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1893)
15th » Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian physicist and chemist (d. 1895)
15th » William Milligan, Scottish theologian, author, and educator (d. 1892)
16th » Eduard Heine, German mathematician (d. 1881)
19th » Richard Francis Burton, English soldier, geographer, and diplomat (d. 1890)
20th » Ned Buntline, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1886)