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, 1969
Day of Week 2nd » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
2nd » Soviet Union called Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
Day of Week 3rd » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the Apollo Lunar Module named lunar module.
Day of Week 10th » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea.
Day of Week 13th » Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Apollo Lunar Module e.g Lunar Module.
Day of Week 16th » A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Viasa Flight 742 or crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
Day of Week 17th » Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
Day of Week 19th » The convert 385 m ft tall TV-mast at Emley Moor, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
Day of Week 25th » During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In called Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
Day of Week 28th » Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
21st » Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
24th » Houston (pornographic actress) called Houston, American porn actress
25th » George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer
25th » Dale Davis (basketball) named Dale Davis, American basketball player
25th » Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
25th » Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Carcass (band) called Carcass, Blackstar (band) named Blackstar, and Electro Hippies)