March 1

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on March 1, include:

• Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day 
• Baby Sleep Day 
• Beer Day (in Iceland) 
• Disability Day of Mourning
• Dress in Blue Day - March 1, 2024 (First Friday in March)
• Employee Appreciation Day - March 1, 2024 (First Friday in March)
• Endometriosis Awareness Day 
• International Women of Color Day 
  
• National Black Women in Jazz and the Arts Day 
• National Dadgum That's Good Day 
• National Fruit Compote Day 
• National Horse Protection Day 
  
• National Peanut Butter Lover's Day 
  
• National Pig Day 
• National Salesperson Day - March 1, 2024 (First Friday in March)
• National Speech and Debate Education Day - March 1, 2024 (First Friday in March)
• National Wedding Planning Day 
• Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (Bikini Day)
• Plan a Solo Vacation Day 
• Refired, Not Retired Day 
• Self Injury Awareness Day 
• Shabbot Across America / Canada - March 1, 2024
• Share a Smile Day 
• St. David's Day 
• World Civil Defence Day 
• World Compliment Day 
• World Seagrass Day 
• Zero Discrimination Day 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include March 1, are:

• America Saves Week - February 26 - March 2, 2024 (6 Days Starting on the Last Monday in February)
• British Pie Week - March 1-7 (Observed for 7 days starting on March 1st)
• Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2024
• Fairtrade Fortnight - February 26 - March 10, 2024 (14 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
• Festival of Owls Week - March 1-3, 2024 (First Full Weekend in March)
• Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7
• Lent - February 14 - March 26, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is March 31, 2024)
  
• National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week - March 1-6, 2024
• National Cheerleading Week - March 1-7
• National Day of Unplugging - Sundown of March 1 to Sundown of March 2, 2024 (First Friday/Saturday of March)
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 26 - March 4, 2024 
  
• National Ghostwriters Week - March 1-7
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2024 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week - February 26 - March 1, 2024 (For 5 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
• National Pasty Week - February 26 - March 3, 2024 (Closest to St. Piran's Day on March 5th)
• National Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
• National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
• Peace Corp Week - February 25 - March 2, 2024
• Telecommuter Appreciation Week - February 25 - March 2, 2024 (Week that includes Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday of 3/2)
• Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
• Will Eisner Week - March 1-7

2024 Monthly Holidays that include March 1, 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)

• Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2024 dates are December 20, 2024 - Early March, 2024. 
• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade - (San Francisco) - February 3 - March 3, 2024, Parade on February 24, 2024
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - February 27 - March 17, 2024 (Houston, TX)
• International Festival of Owls - March 1-3, 2024 in Houston, Minnesota

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 1 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

• 1904 – Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
• 1910 – David Niven, English actor (d. 1983)
• 1935 – Robert Conrad, American actor (Wild Wild West, Baa Baa Black Sheep)
• 1945 – Dirk Benedict, American actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica)
• 1947 – Alan Thicke, Canadian actor and songwriter
• 1954 – Catherine Bach, American actress (Dukes of Hazzard)
• 1954 – Ron Howard, American actor and director (Happy Days)
• 1956 – Tim Daly, American actor (Wings, Private Practice)
• 1967 – George Eads, American actor (CSI Crime Scene)
• 1969 – Javier Bardem, Spanish actor (Skyfall)

Famous Deaths

• 1984 - Jackie Coogan, actor (Uncle Fester on the Addams Family)
• 1988 - Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott & Costello)
• 2006 – Johnny Jackson, American musician (The Jackson 5) (b. 1951)
• 2013 - Bonnie Franklin, American Actress (One Day at a Time) (b. 1944)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1968 : Johnny Cash marries June Carter of the gospel stars The Carter Family
• 1989 - Julianne Philips & Bruce Springsteen divorce

Quote of the Day

To this day, I still remember the "I Dare You to Knock It Off" line from the Eveready Battery Commercial that Robert Conrad, who was born on this day in 1935, did. Loved all of his shows!

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

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 1 is a Simple Ham and Cabbage Pasta Recipe from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.

This Day in History

• 1565 – The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is founded.
• 1692 - Salem Witch Trials Start in Salem Village, Massachusetts
• 1781 – The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation
• 1790 – The first United States census is authorized
• 1803 – Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. State
• 1845 – U.S. President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas
• 1867 – Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. State
• 1867 - Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the State Capital
• 1872 – Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first National park
• 1901 – The Australian Army was formed.
• 1932 – The son of Charles Lindbergh, Charles Augustus Lindbergh III, is kidnapped.
• 1936 – The Hoover Dam is completed on the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada
• 1953 – Joseph Stalin (leader of the Soviet Union) suffers a stroke and collapses and dies four days later
• 1961 – President of the United States John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps
• 1974 – Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice
• 1978 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a Swiss cemetery
• 1995 – Yahoo is incorporated
• 1998 – The Movie Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.

This Day in Music

• 1958 - Johnny Mathis, Album Johnny's Greatest Hits is released
  
• 1965 - Petula Clark's Downtown is certified gold
• 1975 - The Eagles' Best Of My Love hits #1
• 1975 - Olivia Newton-John won Record Of The Year for 'I Honestly Love You' at the Grammy Awards
  
• 1975 - Bob Dylan's Album  Blood On The Tracks hits #1
• 1977 - Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Blinded By The Light is certified gold
• 1986 - The Rolling Stones, Album Dirty Work is released
• 1994 - Nirvana played their last concert in Munich, Germany
  

This Day in Sports

• 1973 - Robyn Smith becomes 1st female jockey to win a major race
• 1983 - Tamara McKinney becomes 1st US woman skier to win the World Cup
• 1988 - Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist
• 1993 - New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!