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, 1972
Day of Week 1st » The Thailand named Thai province of Yasothon province e.g Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani province.
Day of Week 2nd » The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
Day of Week 3rd » Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
Day of Week 14th » Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate.
Day of Week 20th » The Troubles: A Provisional Irish Republican Army known as Provisional IRA car bomb kills seven and injures 148 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first of many car bomb attacks by the group.
Day of Week 22nd » The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
22nd » In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.
Day of Week 24th » The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
Day of Week 30th » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
10th » Takashi Fujii, Japanese comedian and singer
10th » Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
10th » Paraskevi Tsiamita, Greek jumper
11th » Ua (singer) e.g Ua, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Ajico)
11th » Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
12th » Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-American actor
12th » James Maritato, American wrestler
13th » Common (entertainer) known as Common, American rapper and actor (Soulquarians)
13th » Khujo, American rapper (Goodie Mob and Lumberjacks (group) or The Lumberjacks)
13th » Augenijus Vaškys, Lithuanian basketball player
14th » Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist
15th » Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Blink-182 and +44 (band) named +44)
15th » Ben Hunt-Davis, English rower
15th » Holger Stromberg, German chef
15th » Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach
16th » Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian director and screenwriter
16th » Velibor Radović, Serbian basketball player
17th » Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Hole (band) e.g Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tinker (band) known as Tinker)
17th » Marc Gunn, American harp player (Brobdingnagian Bards)
17th » Mia Hamm, American soccer player
17th » Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Stars (Canadian band) known as Stars and Memphis (band) called Memphis)
20th » Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Franz Ferdinand (band) called Franz Ferdinand, The Yummy Fur, and The Karelia)