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Month March 1885 Calendar

About Month of March Calendar

  • 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, 1885

  • Day of Week 2nd » Sino-French War: French victory in the Battle of Hòa Mộc called Battle of Hoa Moc near Tuyen Quang, northern Vietnam.
  • Day of Week 3rd » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
  • Day of Week 12th » Tonkin Campaign: French Third Republic known as France Bắc Ninh Campaign e.g captures the citadel of Bắc Ninh.
  • Day of Week 14th » 'The Mikado', a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London.
  • Day of Week 19th » Louis Riel declares a Provisional Government in Saskatchewan, beginning the North-West Rebellion.
  • Day of Week 23rd » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hung Hoa, northern Vietnam.
  • Day of Week 24th » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass) known as Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin–Guangxi border.
  • Day of Week 26th » The Métis people (Canada) named Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • Day of Week 30th » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.
  • Day of Week 31st » The United Kingdom establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1885

  • 2nd » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (d. 1955)
  • 6th » Ring Lardner, American author and journalist (d. 1933)
  • 7th » Milton Avery, American painter (d. 1965)
  • 7th » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (d. 1971)
  • 11th » Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver (d. 1948)
  • 14th » Raoul Lufbery, French-American pilot (d. 1918)
  • 16th » Giacomo Benvenuti, Italian composer and musicologist (d. 1943)
  • 16th » Emory Holloway, American author (d. 1977)
  • 17th » Ralph Rose, American shot putter (d. 1913)
  • 19th » Attik, Greek composer (d. 1944)
  • 21st » Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)
  • 22nd » Aryeh Levin, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1969)
  • 27th » Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran politician, 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957)
  • 27th » Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English soldier and politician, Governor of Cyprus (d. 1961)
  • 29th » Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian author and poet (d. 1936)
  • 31st » Pascin, Bulgarian-American painter (d. 1930)

Famous Deaths for March 1885

  • 26th » Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825)
  • 31st » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (b. 1819)

Calendar for the year 1885 and a calender for the month of March

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