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, 1944
Day of Week 3rd » The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
Day of Week 4th » World War II: After the success of Big Week, the USAAF begins a Bombing of Berlin March 1944 to April 1945 or daylight bombing campaign of Berlin.
Day of Week 5th » World War II: The Red Army begins the Uman–Botoşani Offensive in the western Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or Ukrainian SSR.
Day of Week 9th » World War II: Japanese troops counter-attack American forces on Hill 700 in Bougainville Island known as Bougainville in a battle that would last five days.
9th » World War II: Bombing of Tallinn in World War II known as Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
Day of Week 10th » Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front (Greece) called National Liberation Front.
Day of Week 18th » The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 people and causes thousands to flee their homes.
Day of Week 19th » World War II: Nazism called Nazi forces occupy Hungary.
Day of Week 24th » Ardeatine massacre: Nazi Germany known as German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
24th » World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie 'The Great Escape (film) e.g The Great Escape', 76 Allies of World War II e.g Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.
Day of Week 30th » World War II: Allies of World War II Allied bombers conduct their most severe Bombing of Sofia in World War II bombing run on Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria Bulgaria.
30th » Allied Strategic bombing bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Avro Lancaster Lancasters, 214 Handley Page Halifax Halifaxes and 9 de Havilland Mosquito Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance
Famous Birthdays on March in 1944
1st » Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal
1st » John Breaux, American politician
1st » Roger Daltrey, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Who, No Plan B (band) e.g No Plan B, and The RD Crusaders)
1st » Deian Hopkin, Welsh historian and academic
1st » John Napier (designer) e.g John Napier, English set designer
13th » Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic
14th » Boris Brott, Canadian composer and conductor
14th » Mariza Koch, Greek singer and songwriter
14th » Václav Nedomanský, Czech ice hockey player and manager
14th » Bobby Smith (footballer born 1944) or Bobby Smith, English footballer and manager
14th » Tom Stannage, Australian historian and academic (d. 2012)
15th » Chi Cheng (athlete) e.g Chi Cheng, Taiwanese runner and politician
15th » Jacques Doillon, French director and screenwriter
15th » Francis Mankiewicz, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
16th » Andrew S. Tanenbaum, American computer scientist and author
17th » Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer
17th » Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
17th » John Lill, English pianist
18th » Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Ministry of Transport and Road Safety called Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012)
18th » Dick Smith (entrepreneur) known as Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith (retailer) named Dick Smith Electronics and 'Australian Geographic'
19th » Said Musa, Belizean lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Belize
19th » Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian-Jordanian assassin of Robert F. Kennedy
20th » John Cameron (musician) or John Cameron, English composer and conductor
20th » Alan Harper (bishop) called Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop