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, 1943
Day of Week 2nd » World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
Day of Week 3rd » World War II: In London, England, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green Bethnal Green tube station named tube station.
Day of Week 4th » World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the South West Pacific comes to an end.
Day of Week 5th » First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom.
Day of Week 6th » Norman Rockwell published 'Freedom from Want (painting) called Freedom from Want' in the 'The Saturday Evening Post' with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the 'Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell) called Four Freedoms' series.
Day of Week 13th » The Holocaust: Nazi Germany known as German forces liquidate the Kraków Ghetto known as Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
Day of Week 14th » World War II: The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated".
Day of Week 15th » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov the Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet Union or Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
Day of Week 19th » Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
Day of Week 21st » Wehrmacht officer Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff called Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through. Von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
Day of Week 22nd » World War II: the entire population of Khatyn massacre or Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by Germany known as German occupation forces.
Day of Week 27th » World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
18th » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
19th » Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
19th » Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
19th » Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver
20th » Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
20th » Naima Neidre, Estonian illustrator
20th » Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer
21st » István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
21st » Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
21st » Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Grimms) (d. 1995)
22nd » George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fuse One)
22nd » Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
22nd » Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Yardbirds, Renaissance (band) named Renaissance, and Armageddon (A&M band) e.g Armaggedon) (d. 1976)
23rd » Andrew Crockett (British banker) named Andrew Crockett, English economist and banker (d. 2012)
23rd » George P. Lee, American religious leader (d. 2010)
23rd » Lee May, American baseball player
23rd » Sharon Presley, American libertarian feminist and writer
23rd » Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish singer, author, and director (d. 2001)
25th » William H. Ginsburg, American lawyer (d. 2013)
25th » Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director
26th » Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
27th » Keith Allan (linguist) or Keith Allan, English-Australian linguist
27th » Mike Curtis (American football) known as Mike Curtis, American football player
27th » Phil Frank, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
27th » Nicholas Humphrey, English psychologist
27th » Grant McCune, American special effects designer (d. 2010)
27th » Lorraine Michael, Canadian nun, educator, and politician
27th » Duncan Paterson, Scottish rugby player (d. 2009)
28th » Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter
28th » Conchata Ferrell, American actress
28th » Pierre St.-Jean, Canadian weightlifter
28th » Richard Stilgoe, English pianist and songwriter
29th » Chad Allan (musician) called Chad Allan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Guess Who and Brave Belt)
29th » Eric Idle, English actor and singer
29th » John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom