Irish American Heritage Month. Details
National Women's History Month. Details
March 1, Saturday Details
Blanche K. Bruce (1841–1898) : African American.
Ralph Ellison (1914–1994) : African American.
Independence Movement Day (Sam’il-Jol) : South Korea.
March 2, Sunday Details
Mothering Sunday : United Kingdom. (m)
Granting of citizenship to Puerto Ricans (1917) : United States.
March 3, Monday Details
Doll Festival (Hina Matsuri) : Japan.
Butter Sculpture Festival : Tibet. (m)
Great Lent begins : Coptic Orthodox Christian. (m)
March 4, Tuesday Details
Kazimierz (Casimir) Pulaski (1748–1779) : Polish.
March 6, Thursday Details
Maha Shivaratri (ma-ha-sheevah-rahtree) (Shiva's Night) : Hindu. (m)
Independence Day : Ghana.
March 8, Saturday Details
International Women's Day : International.
March 10, Monday Details
Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838) : Italian American.
Harriet Tubman (1820?–1913) : African American.
Beginning of Great Lent : Eastern Orthodox Christian. (m)
March 11, Tuesday Details
Restoration of Statehood Day : Lithuania.
March 12, Wednesday Details
Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda) (1929–2007) : Cambodia.
Sun Yat-sen's Death : People's Republic of China.
March 14, Friday Details
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) : Jewish German American.
New Year : Sikh.
March 15, Saturday Details
Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645–1711) : Italian.
National Day : Hungary.
March 16, Sunday Details
Palm Sunday : Christian. (m)
March 17, Monday Details
St. Patrick's Day : Ireland.
March 19, Wednesday Details
Maulid an-Nabi begins at sundown. (m)
Ostara begins at sundown : Pagan and Wiccan. (m)
Feast of St. Joseph : Roman Catholic.
March 20, Thursday Details
Now Rouz (now-rooz) (New Year) : Afghanistan, Iran. (m)
Maulid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday) : Islam. (m)
Ostara (Vernal Equinox) : Pagan and Wiccan. (m)
Purim begins at sundown : Jewish. (m)
Vernal Equinox. (m)
Independence Day : Tunisia.
Vernal Equinox Day (Shumbun No Hi) : Japan. (m)
March 21, Friday Details
Good Friday : Christian. (m)
Holi (hah-lee) (3/21–22) : Hindu. (m)
Naw Ruz (New Year) : Baha'i.
Naw Ruz (New Year) : Zoroastrian.
Purim (poor-îm) (Feast of Lots) : Jewish. (m)
Elimination of Racial Discrimination : United Nations.
Benito Pablo Juárez's Birthday : Mexico.
Human Rights Day : South Africa.
Youth Day : Tunisia.
March 22, Saturday Details
Arab League Day : Lebanon.
Emancipation Day : Puerto Rico.
March 23, Sunday Details
Easter : Christian. (m)
Republic Day : Pakistan.
March 24, Monday Details
Easter Monday (observed as a public holiday in many countries) : Christian. (m)
March 25, Tuesday Details
Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) : Italian American.
The Annunciation : Christian.
Independence Day : Greece.
March 26, Wednesday Details
Henry O. Flipper (1856–1940) : African American.
Birthday of Prophet Zarathushtra (Khordad Sal) : Zoroastrian.
National Day : Bangladesh.
March 30, Sunday Details
Sean O'Casey (1880–1964) : Irish.
March 31, Monday Details
César Chávez (1927–1993) : Mexican American.
Octavio Paz (1931–1998) : Mexican.
Malvinas Day (Falkland Islands) observed : Argentina.