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, 2011
Day of Week 9th » Space Shuttle Discovery named Space Shuttle 'Discovery' makes its final landing after 39 flights.
Day of Week 11th » An 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes convert 130 km mi abbr=on east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a 2011 Japanese tsunami tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nu
8th » St. Clair Lee, American singer (Hues Corporation) (b. 1944)
8th » Mike Starr (musician) or Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains, Sun Red Sun (band) called Sun Red Sun, and Days of the New) (b. 1966)
9th » David S. Broder, American journalist (b. 1929)
10th » Bill Blackbeard, American author and illustrator (b. 1926)
11th » Jack Hardy (singer–songwriter) named Jack Hardy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
11th » Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (b. 1950)
12th » Olive Dickason, Canadian historian (b. 1920)
12th » Joe Morello, American drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (b. 1923)
12th » Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919)
13th » Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1951)