March 9

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2023 Daily Holidays that fall on March 9, include:

• Amerigo Vespucci Day 
  
• Bang-Clang Day 
• Barbie Day 
• False Teeth Day 
• Get Over It Day 
• Joe Franklin Day 
• Nametag Day - March 9, 2023 (Thursday of First Full Week in March which is Celebrate Your Name Week)
• National Crabmeat Day 
• National Meatball Day 
• National Panic Day 
• Popcorn Lover's Day - March 9, 2023 (Second Thursday in March)
• World Kidney Day - March 9, 2023 (Second Thursday in March)

2023 Weekly Holidays that include March 9, are:

• Celebrate Your Name Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week in March)
• Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 3-9, 2023
• Fairtrade Fortnight - February 27 - March 12, 2023 (14 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
• Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 9, 2023)
  
• National Catholic Sisters Week - March 8-14
• National Consumer Protection Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week of March)
  
• National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week in March)
• National Green Week - February 5 - April 30, 2023 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Procrastination Week - March 5-11, 2023 (Second Week of March)
  
• National PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week of March)
• National School Breakfast Week - March 6-10, 2023 (Mon-Fri of the First Full Week in March)
• National Schools Social Work Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week of March)
• National Words Matter Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week of March)
• Newspaper in Education Week - March 6-10, 2023 (First Full School Week in March)
  
• No More Week - March 5-11, 2023 (The Week of International Women's Day)
• Orthodox Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week in March)
• Read an E-Book Week - March 5-11, 2023
  
• Return The Borrowed Books Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Week of March)
• Save Your Vision Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week of March)
• Teen Tech Week - March 5-11, 2023 (First Full Week in March)
• Termite Awareness Week - March 5-11, 2023
• Women in Construction Week - March 5-11, 2023
  
• Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - March 6-12, 2023 (From Sunday before March 8 to Sunday after)
• World Orphan Week - March 4-11

2023 Monthly Holidays that include March 9, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our March Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of March.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - February 28 - March 19, 2023 (Houston, TX)
  
• Paralympic Winter Games - March 4-13, 2023 (Beijing 2023)
  
• Iditarod Race - March 4-19, 2023 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska running 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome
• North Dakota Winter Show - March 8-12, 2022 (Valley City, ND)
• Crufts (The World's Largest Dog Show) held in Birmingham, England - March 9-12, 2023

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 9 is Pisces.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for March are:

• The Jonquil, better known as Daffodil or Narcissus
• The meaning of the Daffodil is friendship and domestic happiness

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.

Famous Birthdays

• 1964 – Juliette Binoche, French actress (The English Patient, Chocolat)
• 1986 - Brittany Snow, American actress

Famous Deaths

• 1996 – George Burns, American actor and singer (b. 1896)
• 1997 - Notorious B.I.G., Rapper  is killed in a shooting (b. 1972)
  

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1796 - French Leader Napoléon Bonaparte marries his 1st wife Joséphine de Beauharnais 

Quote of the Day

George Burns who passed away on this day in 1996 was full of great quotes! The quote below, is just another reminder to quit living in the past and look forward to the future!  

"LOOK TO THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE" ~ George Burns

Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 9, is a Chicken Stir Fry with Cabbage, Broccoli Slaw, and Red and Green Peppers Recipe from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.

This Day in History

• 1276 – Augsburg, Germany becomes an Imperial Free City
• 1842 – The first documented discovery of gold in California occurs at Rancho San Francisco
• 1861 - Confederate currency authorized - $50, $100, $500, $1,000
• 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of Union Army
• 1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress
• 1935 - Adolf Hitler announces the creation of a new air force
• 1942 - Construction of the Alaska Highway began
• 1945 – The Bombing of Tokyo by the US Army Air Forces began
• 1953 - Josef Stalin buried in Moscow
• 1959 – The Barbie doll debuts at the American International Toy Fair in New York, over 800 million sold
• 1964 - 1st Ford Mustang produced
• 1975 - Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins
• 1976 - 1st female cadets accepted to West Point Military Academy
• 1985 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR)
• 2011 – Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights

This Day in Music

• 1972 -  Carole King, James Taylor, Quincy Jones and Barbra Streisand perform at a George McGovern presidential fundraiser
  
• 1976 - Queen's A Night At The Opera is certified gold
  
• 1987 - Sam Cooke, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Carole King  are all inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
• 2011 - Phil Collins retires so he can be a full time Father to his two young sons.

Queen's You're My Best Friend, was one of their songs on their A Night At The Opera album that was certified gold on this day in 1976.

This Day in Sports

• 1936 - Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player
• 1947 - US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!