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, 1971
Day of Week 1st » President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan.
Day of Week 7th » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivers his 7th March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or historic speech at Suhrawardy Udyan.
Day of Week 18th » In Peru a landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
Day of Week 25th » Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistani Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.
25th » The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Operation Lam Son 719 called abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
Day of Week 29th » My Lai massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
29th » A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the Capital punishment or death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.
Famous Birthdays on March in 1971
1st » Thomas Adès, English pianist, composer, and conductor
11th » Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (b. 1906)
11th » Whitney Young, American activist (b. 1921)
12th » August Torma, Estonian soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
15th » Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)
16th » Thomas E. Dewey, American politician, 47th Governor of New York (b. 1902)
22nd » Johannes Villemson, Estonian runner (b. 1893)
24th » Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen called Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (b. 1902)
28th » Robert Hunter (golfer) known as Robert Hunter, American golfer (b. 1886)