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, 1984
Day of Week 14th » Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Féin, is seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in central Belfast.
Day of Week 16th » William Francis Buckley known as William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later died in captivity.
Day of Week 22nd » Teachers at the McMartin preschool trial called McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.
Day of Week 29th » The Indianapolis Colts called Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower Transit called Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.