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, 1976
Day of Week 4th » The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the Parliament of the United Kingdom e.g British parliament.
Day of Week 9th » Forty-two people die in the 1976 Cavalese cable car disaster (1976) e.g Cavalese cable car disaster, the worst cable-car accident to date.
Day of Week 16th » Prime Minister of the United Kingdom named British Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigns, citing personal reasons.
Day of Week 24th » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the 'National Reorganization Process'. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth an
Day of Week 27th » The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway (rail) or subway system opens.
Day of Week 30th » The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
12th » Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (d. 2010)
12th » Zhao Wei, Chinese actress and singer
13th » James Dewees, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Get Up Kids, Leathermouth, Coalesce (band) named Coalesce, and Reggie and the Full Effect)
14th » Busby Berkeley, American director and choreographer (b. 1895)
17th » Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
18th » Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (b. 1893)
19th » Albert Dieudonné, French actor and author (b. 1889)
19th » Paul Kossoff, English guitarist and songwriter (Free (band) e.g Free, Black Cat Bones, and Back Street Crawler (band) named Back Street Crawler) (b. 1950)
24th » Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (b. 1887)
26th » Josef Albers, German-American painter (b. 1888)
26th » Lin Yutang, Chinese linguist and author (b. 1895)