2024 Daily Holidays that fall on March 4, include:
Benjamin Harrison Day
Brain Injury Awareness Day
Casimir Pulaski Day - March 4, 2024 (First Monday in March)
Courageous Follower Day
Eight Hour Day or Labor Day - March 4, 2024 (Observed in Western Australia "Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest!"
Fun Facts About Names Day - March 4, 2024 (Monday of First Full Week in March which is Celebrate Your Name Week)
Holy Experiment Day
Hug a GI Day
International GM's Day - (GM = Game Masters)
International Scrapbooking Industry Day
March Forth Do Something Day
Marching Music Day
National Backcountry Ski Day
National Dance the Waltz Day
National Grammar Day
National Pound Cake Day
National Snack Day
National Sons Day
Old Inauguration Day
Toy Soldier Day
World Obesity Day
2024 Weekly Holidays that include March 4, are:
American Council on Education - March 3-5, 2024
British Pie Week - March 1-7 (Observed for 7 days starting on March 1st)
Celebrate Your Name Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week in March)
Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 1-7, 2024
Fairtrade Fortnight - February 26 - March 10, 2024 (14 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7
Jewish Book Week - March 2-10, 2024
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 Consumer Protection Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week of March)
National Dental Assistants Recognition Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week in 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 Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
National Procrastination Week - March 3-9, 2024 (Second Week of March)
National PTA Drug & Alcohol Awareness Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week of March)
National School Breakfast Week - March 4-8, 2024 (Mon-Fri of the First Full Week in March)
National Schools Social Work Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week of March)
National Words Matter Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week of March)
National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
Newspaper in Education Week - March 4-8, 2024 (First Full School Week in March)
No More Week - March 3-9, 2024 (The Week of International Women's Day)
Professional Pet Sitters Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week in March)
Read Across America Week - March 2-6, 2024 (M-F week of Dr. Seuss Birthday on March 2)
Read an E-Book Week - March 3-9, 2024
Return The Borrowed Books Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Week of March)
Save Your Vision Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week of March)
Teen Tech Week - March 3-9, 2024 (First Full Week in March)
Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
Women in Construction Week - March 3-9, 2024
Women of Aviation Worldwide Week - March 4-10, 2024 (From Sunday before March 8, to Sunday after)
World Orphan Week - March 4-11
2024 Monthly Holidays that include March 4, 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:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
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 27 - March 17, 2024 (Houston, TX)
Iditarod Race - March 2-17, 2024 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska (Starts on the First Saturday in March)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 4 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
See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.
Famous Birthdays
1745 – Kazimierz Pułaski, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1779) (English version of name: Casimir Pulaski)
1484 - Saint Casimir, Crown Prince of Poland dies at 25
1994 – John Candy, Canadian comedian (Uncle Buck) (b. 1950)
2019 - Luke Perry, American actor (Beverly Hills 90210, Riverdale) (b. 1966)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1952 - Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis
1960 - Lucille Ball files for divorce from Desi Arnaz
Quote of the Day
March 4th, is Hug A GI Day - pictured is children in a Palestinian neighborhood in Baghdad hugging a U.S. Army soldier at the end of his deployment.
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day or a Recipe of the Day
The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 4, is a Vegetarian Cabbage Stir Fry from Kerry, of Health Diet Habits.
See our FOOD HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating food!
See our Holiday Food page for tips on healthy holiday food traditions in general, and for some sample meal plan ideas for some of the most popular holidays.
This Day in History
1789 – In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. (9 senators, 13 reps)
1791 – Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state
1792 - Oranges introduced to Hawaii
1794 – The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which deals with each state's sovereign immunity is passed by the U.S. Congress
1797 - John Adams inaugurated as 2nd president of US
1825 - John Quincy Adams inaugurated as 6th US President
1829 - Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th US President
1837 - Martin Van Buren inaugurated as 8th US President
1845 - James K Polk inaugurated as 11th US President
1861 - Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as 16th US President
1863 - Territory of Idaho is established
1865 - President Lincoln inaugurated for his 2nd term as US President
1869 - Ulysses Grant inaugurated as 18th US President
1881 - James A Garfield inaugurated as 20th US President
1882 – Britain's first electric trams run in east London
1889 - Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd US President
1893 - Grover Cleveland inaugurated as 24th US President
1897 - William McKinley inaugurated as 25th US President
1901 - President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as US President
1902 - American Automobile Association (AAA) founded in Chicago
1909 - President Taft inaugurated at 27th US President
1913 - 1st US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed
1913 - Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th US President
1921 - Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas
1929 - Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st US President
1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as 32nd US President
1944 - 1st US bombing of Berlin
1957 - The S&P 500 stock market index is introduced, replacing the S&P 90
1968 - Martin Luther King Jr announces plans for Poor People's Campaign
1974 – People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
1985 – The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS which is then used to screen blood donations
This Day in Music
1967 - The Rolling Stones' Ruby Tuesday hits #1
1972 -Badfinger's Day After Day is certified gold
1976 - Hall & Oates, Rich Girl is recorded
1978 - In the Top 5 songs on this day, Dan Hill's, Sometimes When We Touch at #3 is the only song not written by the Bee Gees
I loved Badfinger's Day After Day song that was certified Gold on this day in 1982!
This Day in Sports
1913 - New York Yankees are the 1st team to train outside the US in Bermuda
1967 - Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming of the US
1968 - Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1976 - San Francisco Giants are bought for $8 million by Bob Lurie & Bud Herseth
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
philtrum (noun)
1. The shallow groove running down the center of the outer surface of the upper lip.
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