March 9

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on March 9, include:

• Adelaide Cup - March 9, 2026 (Second Monday in March in Australia)
• Amerigo Vespucci Day 
  
• Bang-Clang Day 
• Barbie Day
• Canberra Day - March 9, 2026 (Second Monday in March) (See Holidays in Australia)
• Commonwealth Day - March 9, 2026 (Second Monday in March)
• Eight Hour Day or Labor Day - March 9, 2026 (Observed in Victoria and Tasmania Australia); March 2, 2026 (Observed in Western Australia) "Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest!"
• False Teeth Day 
• Fill Our Staplers Day - March 9, 2026 (also on November 2, 2026) (Observed on the days after daylight savings time starts and stops)
• Get Over It Day 
• Joe Franklin Day 
• National American Paddlefish Day
• National Crabmeat Day
• National Dishwasher Day 
• National Lina Day - (People Named Lina)
• National Marcia Day - (People named Marcia)
• National Meatball Day 
  
• National Napping Day - March 9, 2026 (Monday after Daylight Savings Starts)
• National Panic Day 
• National Shane Day - (People Named Shane)

2026 Weekly Holidays that include March 9, are:

• Campfire USA Birthday Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in March) (Founded March 17, 1910)
• Collegiate Safe Spring Break Programming - Late February - Early April
• Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 4-19
• Food Waste Action Week (UK) - March 9-13, 2026
• Girl Scout Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Week of March - Week that always has March 12th in it)
• International Women's Week - March 7-10, 2026 (Week starting with the First Saturday of March to the International Women's Day on March 8th)
• Lent - February 18, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 3, 2026)
• MS Awareness Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Aardvark Week - March 9-15, 2026 (Second Week of March)
• National Bubble Gum Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Catholic Sisters Week - March 8-14
• National Green Week - February 1 - April 30, 2026 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
• National Older Workers Employment Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Procrastination Week - March 9-15, 2026 (Second Week of March)
• National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Third Week of March)
• National Science & Engineering Week - March 6-12, 2026 (Starts on Friday of the First Full Week in March)
• National Sleep Awareness Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Week begins with Daylight Savings Time)
• No More Week - March 8-14, 2026 (The Week of International Women's Day)
• Orthodox Lent - February 23, 2026 - April 4, 2026 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Patient Safety Awareness Week - March 8-14, 2026
• Ramadan - Evening of February 17, 2026 - Evening of March 18, 2026
• Termite Awareness Week - March 8-14, 2026
• Universal Women's Week - March 7-10, 2026
• Vehicle Safety Recalls Week - March 4-10
• World Glaucoma Week - March 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week of March)

2026 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)

• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) - February 7 - March 15, 2026;  Parade is on March 7, 2026
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo -  March 2-22, 2026 (Houston, TX)
• Paralympic Winter Games - March 6-15, 2026 in Milano Cortina
• Iditarod Race - March 7-22, 2026 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail  in Alaska (Starts on the First Saturday in March)
• Adelaide Cup - March 9, 2026 (Second Monday in March in Australia)

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

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe 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.

Season

March 9th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

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!