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, 1950
Day of Week 1st » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
Day of Week 7th » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet Union called Soviet spy.
Day of Week 17th » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
Famous Birthdays on March in 1950
2nd » Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
23rd » Joseph Connolly (author) or Joseph Connolly, English journalist and author
23rd » Anthony De Longis, American actor, stuntman, and choreographer
23rd » Ahdaf Soueif, Egyptian author
24th » Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (d. 2011)
25th » Chuck Greenberg (musician) known as Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (Shadowfax (band) known as Shadowfax) (d. 1995)
26th » Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes) (d. 2010)
26th » Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
26th » Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor
27th » Julia Alvarez, American-Dominican author and poet
27th » Markku Andersson, Finnish politician
27th » Tony Banks (musician) known as Tony Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis (band) or Genesis)
27th » Modou Dia, Senegalese politician and diplomat
27th » Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician
27th » David Edgar (swimmer) known as David Edgar, American swimmer
27th » Maria Ewing, American soprano
27th » Lynn McGlothen, American baseball player (d. 1984)
27th » Madeleine Moon, English social worker and politician