March 31st, 1923

Born on March 31st, 1923

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 86 days, exactly on July 18th, 2024, people who were born on March 31st, 1923 will be 37,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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

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.

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.

March 31st, 1964

The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.

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

Born on March 31st, 1923

82

Shoshana Damari

Israeli actor and singer (1923-2006)

*March 31st, 1923, Dhamar †February 14th, 2006, Tel Aviv

66

Antonio Ubieto Arteta

Spanish historian

*March 31st, 1923, Zaragoza †February 1st, 1990, Valencia

69

Don Barksdale

American basketball player

*March 31st, 1923, Oakland †March 8th, 1993, Oakland

89

François Sermon

Belgian association football player (1923-2013)

*March 31st, 1923, City of Brussels †March 18th, 2013

85

Rita Quigley

American actress (1923-2008)

*March 31st, 1923, Bell †August 25th, 2008, Arroyo Grande

64

Bob Simmons

British stunt man (1923–1987)

*March 31st, 1923, Fulham †October 21st, 1987

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76

Richard Kiley

American actor (1922-1999)

*March 31st, 1922, Chicago †March 5th, 1999, Warwick

33

Nitchaon Jindapol

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1991, Phuket province

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

98

Janine Berdin

French actress

*March 31st, 1924, 12th arrondissement of Paris †March 2nd, 2023, Oullins

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

60

Patrick Magee

Northern Irish actor (1922–1982)

*March 31st, 1922, Armagh †August 14th, 1982, London

52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

*March 31st, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon †April 23rd, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon

66

Heribert Hirte

German judge and politician

*March 31st, 1958, Cologne

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

38

Wong Wai Hong

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1986, Hong Kong

90

Carlo Rubbia

Italian particle physicist

*March 31st, 1934, Gorizia

36

Peter Mills

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1988, Nottingham

82

Sydney Chaplin

American film and theater actor (1926-2009)

*March 31st, 1926, Beverly Hills †March 3rd, 2009, Rancho Mirage

64

Henrik Prip

Danish actor

*March 31st, 1960, Hellerup

46

Kellie Lucas

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1978, Ballarat

41

Lin Woon Fui

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1983, Kepong

31

Frederik Colberg

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1993, Holbæk

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90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

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Public holidays on March 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 31st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1923 is a normal year and no leap year.

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