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, 1955
Day of Week 2nd » Ruler of Cambodia named King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1955
2nd » Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader, founded Aum Shinrikyo
2nd » Dale Bozzio, American singer (Missing Persons (band) called Missing Persons)
2nd » Jay Osmond, American singer and drummer (The Osmonds)
2nd » Ken Salazar, American politician, 36th Attorney General of Colorado
31st » Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter (AC/DC and Marcus Hook Roll Band)
Famous Deaths for March 1955
5th » Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (b. 1888)
11th » Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
11th » Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (b. 1859)
12th » Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1920)