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, 1900
Day of Week 7th » The Germany German liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse becomes the first ship to send Wireless telegraphy wireless signals to shore.
Day of Week 13th » Second Boer War: United Kingdom or British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
Day of Week 14th » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing United States currency on the gold standard.
Day of Week 16th » Sir Arthur Evans purchased the land around the ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age List of archaeological sites sorted by country named archaeological site on Crete.
Day of Week 24th » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "New York City Subway named Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1900
2nd » Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist and academic (d. 1968)
2nd » Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (d. 1969)
2nd » Kurt Weill, German-American composer (d. 1950)
4th » Herbert Biberman, American director and screenwriter (d. 1971)
6th » Lefty Grove, American baseball player (d. 1975)
6th » Henri Jeanson, French author and journalist (d. 1970)
6th » Gina Cigna, French-Italian opera singer (d. 2001)