March 31 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 31 Calendar
March 31th Daily Holidays include:
- Anesthesia Tech Day
- Cesar Chavez Day – March 31, 2023 (Usually on March 31st)
- Dance Marathon Day
- Eiffel Tower Day
- International Hug a Medievalist Day
- International Transgender Day of Visibility
- National Bunsen Burner Day
- National Clams on the Half Shell Day
- National Crayon Day
- National Farm Workers Day
- National Prom Day
- National She’s Funny That Way
- No Homework Day – March 31, 2023 (also on May 6)
- Tater Day
- Transfer Day – March 31 (U.S. Virgin Islands)
- World Backup Day
March 31: Famous Birthdays
- March 31, 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)
- March 31, 1927 – César Chávez, American activist (d. 1993)
- March 31, 1929 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer (d. 2007)
- March 31, 1934 – Richard Chamberlain, American actor (Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, Shogun)
- March 31, 1934 – Shirley Jones, American singer and actress (The Partridge Family)
- March 31, 1935 – Herb Alpert, American trumpet player and bandleader (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass)
- March 31, 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor
- March 31, 1945 – Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian (Welcome Back Kotter)
- March 31, 1948 – Al Gore, American politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel laureate
- March 31, 1948 – Rhea Perlman, American actress (Cheers)
- March 31, 1950 – Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor (Hill Street Blues)
March 31: Historical Events
- March 31, 1870 – Thomas Mundy, is the 1st black to vote in the US
- March 31, 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened (commemorates French Revolution) (pictured below)
- March 31, 1909 – Construction of the RMS Titanic begins
- March 31, 1917 – The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renames the territory the United States Virgin Islands
- March 31, 1918 – Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time
- March 31, 1921 – The Royal Australian Air Force is formed
- March 31, 1931 – An earthquake which destroys Managua, Nicaragua, kills 2,000
- March 31, 1932 – Ford unveils its V-8 engine
- March 31, 1933 – The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving unemployment in the US
- March 31, 1949 – Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province
- March 31, 1953 – Department of Health, Education & Welfare is established
- March 31, 1954 – US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado,is established
- March 31, 1958 – US Navy forms atomic sub division
- March 31, 1965 – US ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam
- March 31, 1979 – The last British soldier leaves the Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day
- March 31, 1980 – President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
- March 31, 1990 – Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws
- March 31, 2004 – In Fallujah, Iraq, 4 American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed after being ambushed
March 31: Music Events
- March 31, 1949 – RCA introduces the 45 rpm record, which eventually becomes the format of choice for singles
- March 31, 1962 – Connie Francis’ Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You hits #1
- March 31, 1967 – 1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)
- March 31, 1972 – The official Beatles Fan Club disbands
- March 31, 1976 – NJ Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator
- March 31, 1978 – Wings release London Town album
- March 31, 1982 – The Doobie Brothers announce their (temporary) breakup, after twelve years together
- March 31, 1995 – Singer Selena dies after being shot by her former personal assistant and former fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar, in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 23
March 31: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 31 is Aries.
March Birthstone:
What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine
The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.
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