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, 1890
Day of Week 4th » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge (railway) Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland, measuring Convert 1710 ft m long, is opened by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII.
Day of Week 27th » A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.
4th » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician (d. 1939)
9th » Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer (d. 1915)
9th » Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) named Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union (d. 1986)