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, 1886
Day of Week 1st » The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham e.g William Oldham.
Day of Week 27th » Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
Day of Week 29th » Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1886
1st » Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter and poet (d. 1980)
2nd » Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (d. 1971)