Irish American Heritage Month. Details
National Women's History Month. Details
March 1, Thursday Details
Blanche K. Bruce (1841–1898) : African American.
Ralph Ellison (1914–1994) : African American.
Independence Movement Day : South Korea.
March 2, Friday Details
Granting of citizenship to Puerto Ricans (1917) : United States.
March 3, Saturday Details
Doll Festival (Hina Matsuri) : Japan.
Butter Sculpture Festival : Tibet. (m)
Holi (hah-lee) (3/3–4) : Hindu. (m)
Purim begins at sundown : Jewish. (m)
March 4, Sunday Details
Kazimierz (Casimir) Pulaski (1748–1779) : Polish.
Lantern Festival (Yuan-hsiao) : China. (m)
Taeborum (tay-bore-oom) : South Korea. (m)
Purim (poor-îm) (Feast of Lots) : Jewish. (m)
March 6, Tuesday Details
Independence Day : Ghana.
March 8, Thursday Details
International Women's Day : International.
March 10, Saturday Details
Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838) : Italian American.
Harriet Tubman (1820?–1913) : African American.
March 11, Sunday Details
Restoration of Statehood Day : Lithuania.
March 12, Monday Details
Sun Yat-sen's Death : People's Republic of China.
March 14, Wednesday Details
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) : Jewish German American.
New Year : Sikh.
March 15, Thursday Details
Eusebio Francisco Kino (1645–1711) : Italian.
National Day : Hungary.
March 17, Saturday Details
St. Patrick's Day : Ireland.
March 18, Sunday Details
Mothering Sunday : United Kingdom. (m)
March 19, Monday Details
Ostara begins at sundown : Pagan and Wiccan. (m)
Feast of St. Joseph : Roman Catholic.
St. Patrick's Day observed : Northern Ireland.
March 20, Tuesday Details
Ostara (Vernal Equinox) : Pagan and Wiccan. (m)
Vernal Equinox. (m)
Independence Day : Tunisia.
March 21, Wednesday Details
Now Rouz (now-rooz) (New Year) : Afghanistan, Iran. (m)
Naw Ruz (New Year) : Baha'i.
Naw Ruz (New Year) : Zoroastrian.
Elimination of Racial Discrimination : United Nations.
Benito Pablo Juárez's Birthday : Mexico.
Human Rights Day : South Africa.
Vernal Equinox Day (Shumbun No Hi) : Japan. (m)
Youth Day : Tunisia.
March 22, Thursday Details
Arab League Day : Lebanon.
Emancipation Day : Puerto Rico.
March 23, Friday Details
Republic Day : Pakistan.
March 25, Sunday Details
Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957) : Italian American.
The Annunciation : Christian.
Independence Day : Greece.
March 26, Monday Details
Henry O. Flipper (1856–1940) : African American.
Birthday of Prophet Zarathushtra (Khordad Sal) : Zoroastrian.
National Day : Bangladesh.
March 27, Tuesday Details
Ramanavami (rama-na-vamee) (Birthday of Rama) : Hindu. (m)
March 30, Friday Details
Sean O'Casey (1880–1964) : Irish.
March 31, Saturday Details
César Chávez (1927–1993) : Mexican American.
Jack Johnson (1878–1946) : African American.
Octavio Paz (1931–1998) : Mexican.
Mahavir Jayanti : Jain. (m)
Maulid an-Nabi (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday) : Islam. (m)