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).
Day of Week 7th » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Tweebosch, a Boer commando led by Koos de la Rey inflicts the biggest defeat upon the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland known as British since the beginning of the war.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1902
2nd » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
21st » Son House, American singer and guitarist (d. 1988)
21st » Santo Pecora, American trombonist (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (d. 1984)
22nd » Johannes Brinkman, Dutch architect, designed the Van Nelle Factory (d. 1949)
22nd » Madeleine Milhaud, French actress (d. 2008)
23rd » Blessed Józef Cebula, Beatification known as beatified Polish priest, murdered at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp or concentration camp (d. 1942)
24th » Thomas E. Dewey, American politician, 47th Governor of New York (d. 1971)
27th » Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
27th » Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)