Path = Home > March in History

March in History

There are 31 days in the month of March. The name comes from the Latin word 'Martius'.

To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in March, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.

March in history at random

Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during March in years gone by.

Born in March

The singer Steven Tyler (Steven Tallarico) of the rock group Aerosmith was born in Yonkers, New York.

Major Events and Happenings in March

In Wuppertal, Germany, the world's first suspended monorail transport system was opened.

Died in March