March 31st, 1943

Born on March 31st, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 389 days, exactly on May 19th, 2025, people who were born on March 31st, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

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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, 1943

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

81

Sharon Hampson

Canadian musician; member of children's folk music group Sharon, Lois & Bram

*March 31st, 1943, Toronto

81

Roy Andersson

Swedish film director and screenwriter

*March 31st, 1943, Gothenburg

81

Paul G. Richards

American seismologist

*March 31st, 1943, Cirencester

81

John Astle

American politician

*March 31st, 1943, Charles Town

81

Gabrielle Nanchen

Swiss politician

*March 31st, 1943, Aigle

81

Deirdre Clancy

British costume designer

*March 31st, 1943, Paddington

81

Massimo Scolari

Italian architect

*March 31st, 1943, Novi Ligure

81

Gilbert Normand

Canadian politician

*March 31st, 1943, Montmagny

81

Harvey Weingarten

Canadian academic

*March 31st, 1943, Montreal

81

Matthijs Röling

Dutch painter

*March 31st, 1943, Oostkapelle

81

Nancy Kozikowski

Contemporary American artist

*March 31st, 1943, Albuquerque

81

Bernard Zuckerman

American chess player

*March 31st, 1943, Brooklyn

81

Manne Liimatainen

Finnish cross-country skier

*March 31st, 1943, Kannonkoski

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Who's birthday is on March 31st?

76

Al Gore

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

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

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

33

Nitchaon Jindapol

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1991, Phuket province

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

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

64

Henrik Prip

Danish actor

*March 31st, 1960, Hellerup

84

Karl-Heinz Danielowski

East German coxswain

*March 31st, 1940, Sülldorf

80

Angus King

American politician and lawyer (born 1944)

*March 31st, 1944, Alexandria

52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

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

46

Kellie Lucas

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1978, Ballarat

38

Wong Wai Hong

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1986, Hong Kong

36

Peter Mills

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1988, Nottingham

41

Lin Woon Fui

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1983, Kepong

31

Frederik Colberg

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1993, Holbæk

90

Carlo Rubbia

Italian particle physicist

*March 31st, 1934, Gorizia

25

Powfu

Canadian rapper and singer

*March 31st, 1999, Vancouver

79

Fernand Siré

French politician

*March 31st, 1945, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque

74

Hallie Foote

American actress

*March 31st, 1950, New York City

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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