MARCH: What are the most common birthdays in your family? We seem to know a lot of folks who were born in March, So we looked it up — the most common birthday in the world appears to be Sept. 9, while the most common month is August.

There are lots of things to celebrate in March, including the first day of spring. These are from the website The Spruce.

March 21: National Teenager Day, International Day of Forests, World Down Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day. March 22: American Diabetes Alert Day, World Water Day. March 23: World Meteorology Day, National Puppy Day. March 24: World Tuberculosis Day, National Cocktail Day March 25: Tolkien Reading Day, International Waffle Day March 26: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, National Spinach Day March 28: Major League Baseball Opening Day, Respect Your Cat Day March 29: National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day March 30: I Am in Control Day, Take a Walk in the Park Day, Doctors’ Day March 31: World Backup Day (to prevent data loss, not to go in reverse)

There are some famous birthdays in March, too, like Theodor Geisel, John Irving, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Norris, Elton John, Lady Gaga, and presidents Andrew Jackson, James Madison, John Tyler and Grover Cleveland. And Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Einstein, Haydn, Bach, Houdini, Wyatt Earp.

Also in March, President John Kennedy established the Peace Corps. The huge tract of land that later became Pennsylvania was gifted to William Penn by King Charles II of England. The first issue of U.S. paper money occurred. The Salvation Army was founded in the United States. The Three Mile Island accident took place.

Quite a month.