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, 1934
Day of Week 12th » Konstantin Päts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
Day of Week 24th » United States Congress passes the Tydings–McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing Commonwealth of the Philippines named commonwealth.
Day of Week 26th » The United Kingdom driving test or driving test is introduced in the United Kingdom.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1934
1st » Jean-Michel Folon, Belgian painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
1st » Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)
2nd » Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (The Rambos) (d. 2008)
3rd » Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, English politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
3rd » Jimmy Garrison, American bassist (d. 1976)
4th » Mario Davidovsky, Argentinian-American composer
4th » John Duffey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene) (d. 1996)
4th » Anne Haney, American actress (d. 2001)
4th » Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (d. 2007)
4th » Sandra Reynolds, South African tennis player
4th » Janez Strnad, Slovenian physicist
4th » Gleb Yakunin, Russian priest
5th » Daniel Kahneman, Israeli economist, Nobel Prize in Economics or Nobel Prize laureate
5th » James Sikking, American actor
6th » John Noakes, English actor and television host
6th » Keith Spicer, Canadian journalist, academic, and public servant
7th » Douglas Cardinal, Canadian architect, designed the Telus World of Science (Edmonton) called Telus World of Science and First Nations University of Canada
7th » Nari Contractor, Indian cricketer
7th » Giorgos Katsaros, Greek saxophonist and composer
7th » Willard Scott, American journalist, actor, and author
8th » Marv Breeding, American baseball player (d. 2006)
9th » Del Close, American actor, author, and educator (d. 1999)
9th » Yuri Gagarin, Russian pilot and astronaut (d. 1968)