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, 1866
Day of Week 31st » The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1866
3rd » Fred A. Busse, American politician, 39th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)
4th » Eugène Cosserat, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1931)
7th » Hans Fruhstorfer, German entomologist and explorer (d. 1922)
14th » Alexey Troitsky, Russian composer and author (d. 1942)
15th » Matthew Charlton, Australian politician (d. 1948)
15th » Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor, invented the Paper clip (d. 1910)
17th » Pierce Butler (justice) known as Pierce Butler, American jurist (d. 1939)
22nd » Jack Boyle, American baseball player (d. 1913)
26th » Fred Karno, English producer and manager (d. 1941)
27th » John Allan (Australian politician) called John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936)
27th » Andon Zako Çajupi, Albanian lawyer, poet, and playwright (d. 1830)
28th » Jimmy Ross (footballer born 1866) known as Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. 1902)
Famous Deaths for March 1866
4th » Alexander Campbell (clergyman) or Alexander Campbell, Irish minister and educator (b. 1788)
6th » William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
11th » Ulysses F. Doubleday, American politician (b. 1792)
28th » Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)