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, 1845
Day of Week 1st » President of the United States known as President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
Day of Week 3rd » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
Day of Week 11th » The Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori people e.g Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealan
Famous Birthdays on March in 1845
3rd » Georg Cantor, German mathematician (d. 1918)