Tukuk-OS📅 March 31
23 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 31? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2023 — A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.
- 2018 — Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.
- 2004 — The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.
- 1995 — American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.
- 1995 — TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.
- 1992 — USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
USS Missouri (BB-63)United States NavyLong Beach, California
- 1986 — Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 crashed into the Sierra Madre Oriental near Maravatío, killing 167 people.
Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940Sierra Madre OrientalMaravatío
- 1964 — The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.
Brazilian Armed Forces1964 Brazilian coup d'étatJoão Goulart
- 1959 — After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.
Dalai Lama's escape from China14th Dalai LamaTawang Monastery
- 1942 — Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas Island without any resistance.
- 1930 — To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code.
- 1921 — The Australian Air Force was formed, replacing the short-lived Australian Air Corps and separating it from the Army.
Royal Australian Air ForceAustralian Air CorpsAustralian Army
- 1913 — Arnold Schoenberg conducted the Vienna Concert Society in a concert of expressionist music that so shocked the audience that they began to riot.
- 1910 — Six English towns amalgamated to form a single county borough called Stoke-on-Trent, the first union of its type.
- 1901 — A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Black Sea, the most powerful ever recorded in the area.
- 1899 — Philippine–American War: Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by American forces.
- 1854 — U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry (Japanese depiction pictured) and the Tokugawa shogunate signed the Convention of Kanagawa, forcing the opening of Japanese ports to American trade.
- 1800 — After fighting through the night, the French Navy ship of the line Guillaume Tell surrendered to a British squadron in the Malta Channel.
- 1761 — Lisbon experienced its second major earthquake in six years, with effects felt as far north as Scotland.
- 1521 — Ferdinand Magellan and members of his crew participated in the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines.
Ferdinand MagellanMagellan expeditionFirst Mass in the Philippines
- 1492 — Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile sign the Alhambra Decree, ordering all Jews to convert to Christianity or be expelled from the country.
- 1174 — A conspiracy against Saladin, aiming to restore the Fatimid Caliphate, was revealed in Cairo.
Pro-Fatimid conspiracy against SaladinSaladinFatimid Caliphate
- 1146 — French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon to a crowd at a council in Vézelay, with King Louis VII in attendance, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade.
Births
- 2005 — Reed Baker-Whiting, American professional footballer
- 2004 — Samson Baidoo, Austrian professional footballer
- 2004 — Mateo Sanabria, Argentine professional footballer
- 2004 — Alex Luna, Argentine professional footballer
- 1999 — Japhet Tanganga, English footballer
- 1999 — Brooke Scullion, Irish Singer
- 1999 — Jens Odgaard, Danish professional footballer
- 1999 — Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skater
- 1999 — Adam Chrzanowski, Polish professional footballer
- 1999 — Santiago Chocobares, Argentine rugby union player
- 1999 — Ballou Tabla, Canadian professional soccer player
- 1999 — Elžbieta Kropa, Lithuanian figure skater
Deaths
- 2026 — Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat, 14th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1937)
Stephen LewisPermanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
- 2025 — Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (born 1946)
- 2025 — Betty Webb, English code breaker (born 1923)
- 2024 — Barbara Rush, American actress (born 1927)
- 2022 — Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)
Shirley BurkovichAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- 2022 — Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943)
- 2022 — Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945)
- 2022 — Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937)
- 2021 — Ken Reitz, American baseball player (born 1951)
- 2021 — Muhammad Wakkas, Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (born 1952)
- 2020 — Gita Ramjee, Ugandan-South African scientist and researcher (born 1956)
- 2019 — Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (born 1985)
Observances & holidays
- Cesar Chavez Day (California, Washington (state))
- Christian feast day Abdas of Susa
- Christian feast day Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day Anesius and companions
- Christian feast day Benjamin
- Christian feast day Balbina
- Christian feast day John Donne (Anglican Communion, Lutheran)
- Christian feast day Natalia Tułasiewicz
- Christian feast day March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Freedom Day (Malta)
- International Transgender Day of Visibility
- King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand)
- Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey, United States)
- Transfer Day (US Virgin Islands)
- World Backup Day
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