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On This Day · The 90th day of the year

March 31

From 1492 to 1995, March 31 gathers 503 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Aries is the sign for March 31 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on March 31?

March 31 is the 90th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1492 and 1995. Famous people born on March 31 include Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn and René Descartes.

Released on March 31

Movies, games, albums & shows

2027

  • Game Exodus
  • Game Out of Words

2026

  • Game Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
  • Game Aether & Iron
  • Game Grime II
  • Game Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike
  • Game Super Meat Boy 3D

2025

  • Movie A Minecraft Movie

2022

  • Game Weird West

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1492

    Ferdinand II of Aragon

  2. 1521

    Ferdinand Magellan

  3. 1761

    1761 Lisbon earthquake

  4. 1899

    Philippine–American War

  5. 1921

    Royal Australian Air Force

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1986

    Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940

  8. 1992

    USS Missouri (BB-63)

  9. 1995

    Selena

  10. 1995

    TAROM Flight 371

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 31

Johann Sebastian Bach

b. 1685

Joseph Haydn

b. 1732

René Descartes

b. 1596

Al Gore

b. 1948

Jérôme Rothen

b. 1978

Coenraad Jacob Temminck

b. 1778

Angus Young

b. 1955

Octavio Paz

b. 1914

Deaths

  • 2016Imre Kertész
  • 2016Zaha Hadid
  • 1995Selena
  • 1980Jesse Owens
  • 1913J. P. Morgan
  • 1621Philip III of Spain

Holidays & observances

  • —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

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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