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, 1871
Day of Week 18th » Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris.
Day of Week 21st » Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.
21st » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
Day of Week 22nd » In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first Governor (United States) e.g governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
Day of Week 27th » The 1871 England versus Scotland rugby union match first international rugby football match, when Scotland national rugby union team Scotland defeats England national rugby union team England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
Day of Week 28th » The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
Day of Week 29th » The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.