March 31st, 1918

Born on March 31st, 1918

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What happened on March 31st, 1918?

March 31st, 1918

Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.

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What else happened on March 31st?

March 31st, 2018

Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.

March 31st, 2004

The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.

March 31st, 1995

TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.

March 31st, 1992

USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

March 31st, 1942

Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas Island without any resistance.

March 31st, 1930

To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code.

March 31st, 1921

The Australian Air Force was formed, replacing the short-lived Australian Air Corps and separating it from the Army.

March 31st, 1913

Arnold Schoenberg conducted the Vienna Concert Society in a concert of expressionist music that so shocked the audience that they began to riot.

March 31st, 1899

Philippine–American War: Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by American forces.

March 31st, 1889

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was inaugurated.

March 31st, 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.

March 31st, 1800

After fighting through the night, the French Navy ship of the line Guillaume Tell surrendered to a British squadron in the Malta Channel.

March 31st, 1521

Ferdinand Magellan and members of his crew participated in the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines.

March 31st, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 31st

Same year
Born in 1918

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918–2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974–1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

63

William Holden

American actor (1918–1981)

*April 17th, 1918, O'Fallon †November 12th, 1981, Santa Monica

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

65

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918-1983)

*August 9th, 1918, Cranston †December 5th, 1983, Los Angeles

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

59

James Daly

American actor (1918–1978)

*October 23rd, 1918, Wisconsin Rapids †July 3rd, 1978, Nyack

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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