March 9

 Holidays and Observances

2018 Daily Holidays that fall on March 9, include:

• Barbie Day 
• Get Over It Day 
• Joe Franklin Day 
• Middle Name Pride Day - March 9, 2018 (Friday of First Full Week in March which is Celebrate Your Name Week)
• National Crabmeat Day 
• National Meatball Day 
• National Panic Day 
• Shabbat Across America / Canada - March 9, 2018

2018 Weekly Holidays that include March 9, are:

• Celebrate Your Name Week - March 4-10, 2018 (First Full Week in March)
• Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 3-9, 2018
• Jewish Book Week - March 3-11, 2018
• Lent - Begins on Ash Wednesday - February 14, 2018 - March 29, 2018
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 1, 2018)
• National Consumer Protection Week - March 4-10, 2018
• National Day of Unplugging - Sundown of March 9 to Sundown of March 10, 2018 (First Friday/Saturday of March)
• National Days of Action (Peace Corps) - March 3-15, 2018
• National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 4-10, 2018
• National Money Collectors Week - March 8-10, 2018
• National Procrastination Week - March 4-10, 2018 (Second Week of March)
• National School Breakfast Week - March 5-9, 2018 (Mon-Fri of the First Full Week in March)
• National Schools Social Work Week - March 4-10, 2018 (First Full Week of March)
• National Words Matter Week - March 4-10, 2018 (First Full Week of March)
• Newspaper in Education Week - March 5-9, 2018 (First Full School Week in March)
• Orthodox Lent - February 19 - April 7, 2018
• Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 4-10, 2018
• Read an E-Book Week - March 4-10, 2018
• Return Borrowed Books Week - March 4-10, 2018 (First Week of March)
• Save Your Vision Week - March 4-10, 2018
• Teen Tech Week - March 4-10, 2018 (Second Week in March)
• Universal Women's Week - March 8-14
• Women in Construction Week - March 4-10, 2018
• Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - March 5-11, 2018
• World Orphan Week - March 4-11

2018 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

• Hong Kong Arts Festival - February 23, 2018 - March 24, 2018 features Art, Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Music events.
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - February 27 - March 18, 2018 (Houston, TX)
• North Dakota Winter Show - March 3-10, 2018 (Valley City, ND)
• Iditarod Race - Starts March 3, 2018 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska running 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome. Awards Banquet is Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 4pm.
• Crufts (The World's Largest Dog Show) held in Birmingham, England - March 8-11, 2018
• Paralympic Winter Games (XII) - March 9-18, 2018

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 above, 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!