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, 1893
Day of Week 1st » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1893
1st » Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
3rd » Beatrice Wood, American illustrator and potter (d. 1998)
4th » Charles Herbert Colvin, American engineer, co-founded the Pioneer Instrument Company (d. 1985)
4th » Adolph Lowe, German sociologist and economist (d. 1995)
6th » Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
11th » Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (d. 1946)
18th » Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
18th » Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (d. 1962)
18th » Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (d. 1918)
23rd » Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American production designer (d. 1960)
23rd » Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, Indian engineer (d. 1974)