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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 307 – After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, daughter of the retired Roman emperor Maximian.{{cite book|author=Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland|title=The Roman Imperial Coinage: Constantine and Licinius: A.D. 313-337, by P. M. Bruun|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-irTAAAAMAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Spink|page=25|isbn=9780900696855}}
  • 1146 – Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade.{{cite book|author=James J. Spigelman|title=Becket & Henry: The Becket Lectures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FHwzF_hmUYC&pg=PA178|year=2004|publisher=James Spigelman|isbn=978-0-646-43477-3|page=178}}
  • 1174 – A conspiracy against Saladin, aiming to restore the Fatimid Caliphate, is revealed in Cairo, involving senior figures of the former Fatimid regime and the poet Umara al-Yamani. Modern historians doubt the extent and danger of the conspiracy reported in official sources, but its ringleaders will be publicly executed over the following weeks.{{Kalifen und Assassinen|pages=294–297}}{{Cite book |last=Fulton |first=Michael S. |year=2022 |title=Contest for Egypt: The Collapse of the Fatimid Caliphate, the Ebb of Crusader Influence, and the Rise of Saladin |location=Leiden and Boston |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-51227-6 | pages=150–151}}
  • 1492 – Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
  • 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan and fifty of his men came ashore to present-day Limasawa to participate in the first Catholic mass in the Philippines.{{cite news | first =Linda B. | last =Valencia | title =Limasawa: Site of the First Mass | work =Philippines News Agency | publisher =Ops.gov.ph | url =http://www.ops.gov.ph/pia/kalayaan/limasawa.htm | access-date =March 26, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033230/http://www.ops.gov.ph/pia/kalayaan/limasawa.htm |archive-date = October 15, 2007}}

=1601–1900=

  • 1657 – The Long Parliament presents the Humble Petition and Advice offering Oliver Cromwell the British throne, which he eventually declines.{{cite web |title=Oliver Cromwell, Kingship and the Humble Petition and Advice |url=http://www.olivercromwell.org/wordpress/?page_id=604 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=olivercromwell.org |language=en-GB}}
  • 1706 – The last session of history of the Catalan Courts, the parliamentary body of the Principality of Catalonia, ends. Catalonia's constitutional modernisation passed by the Courts aims to improve the guarantee of individual, political and economic rights (among them, the secrecy of correspondence).{{Cite book |author=Albareda Salvadó, Joaquim |title=La Guerra de Sucesión de España (1700-1714) |year=2010 |pages=182–183}}
  • 1717 – A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, preached in the presence of King George I of Great Britain, provokes the Bangorian Controversy.{{cite book|author=Benjamin Hoadly|title=The Nature of the Kingdom, Or Church, of Christ. A Sermon Preached Before King George I, at the Royal Chapel at St. James's, on Sunday, March 31, 1717|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LBMM0FuxbkwC&pg=PA1|year=1855|publisher=Unitarian Tract Society|page=1}}
  • 1761 – The 1761 Lisbon earthquake strikes off the Iberian Peninsula with an estimated magnitude of 8.5, six years after another quake destroyed the city.{{Cite journal|last=Baptista, M. & Miranda, Jym & Luis, Joaquim|date=2006|title=In Search of the 31 March 1761 Earthquake and Tsunami Source|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/bssa/article-abstract/96/2/713/146815/In-Search-of-the-31-March-1761-Earthquake-and?redirectedFrom=fulltext|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|volume=96|issue=2|pages=713–721|doi=10.1785/0120050111|bibcode=2006BuSSA..96..713B|via=|url-access=subscription}}
  • 1774 – American Revolution: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
  • 1814 – The Sixth Coalition occupies Paris after Napoleon's Grande Armée capitulates.{{cite web |date= |title=200 YEARS AGO: 1814: THE FRENCH CAMPAIGN, STEP BY STEP |url=https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/200-years-ago-1814-the-french-campaign-step-by-step/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Napoleon.org}}
  • 1854 – Commodore Matthew Perry signs the Convention of Kanagawa with the Tokugawa Shogunate, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.
  • 1885 – The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
  • 1889 – The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.{{cite book|author=Lucien Herve|title=The Eiffel Tower|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJvlC5e8Hb8C&pg=PA91|year=2003|publisher=Princeton Architectural Press|isbn=978-1-56898-372-1|page=91}}
  • 1899 – Philippine–American War: Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.{{cite book|author=Jerry Keenan|title=Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsp00keen|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-093-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsp00keen/page/223 223]}}

=1901–present=

Births

=Pre-1600=

  • 1360 – Philippa of Lancaster (died 1415)
  • 1499 – Pope Pius IV (died 1565){{cite book|author=Philippe Levillain|title=The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7VDcmDeLuV4C&pg=PA1175|year=2002|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-92230-2|page=1175}}
  • 1504 – Guru Angad, Indian religious leader (died 1552)
  • 1519 – Henry II of France (died 1559){{cite book|author=Pierre Bayle|title=A General Dictionary, Historical and Criticalurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WhZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA94|year=1738|publisher=J. Bettenham|page=94}}
  • 1536 – Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shōgun (died 1565)
  • 1596 – René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1650){{cite book|author1=John Cottingham|title=The Cambridge Companion to Descartes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Prhr9FBdQ_MC&pg=PA22|date=25 September 1992|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-36696-0|page=22}}

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1905 – Robert Stevenson, English director and screenwriter (died 1986)
  • 1905 – George Treweek, Australian rugby league player (died 1991)
  • 1906 – Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
  • 1908 – Red Norvo, American vibraphone player and composer (died 1999)
  • 1911 – Freddie Green, American guitarist (died 1987)
  • 1911 – Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano (died 1986)
  • 1912 – William Lederer, American soldier and author (died 2009)
  • 1913 – Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist (died 2006){{cite book|first=Edward M.|last=Komara|title=Encyclopedia of the Blues|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|year=2006|isbn=978-0-41592-699-7|page=41}}
  • 1914 – Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
  • 1914 – Dagmar Lange, Swedish author (died 1991)
  • 1915 – Albert Hourani, English historian and author (died 1993)
  • 1915 – Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese sergeant (died 1997)
  • 1916 – Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (died 2012)
  • 1916 – Tommy Bolt, American golfer (died 2008)
  • 1916 – John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge (died 1979)
  • 1917 – Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator (died 2002)
  • 1918 – Ted Post, American director (died 2013)
  • 1919 – Frank Akins, American football player (died 1993)
  • 1920 – Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, British aristocrat, socialite and author (died 2014)
  • 1921 – Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
  • 1921 – Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director (died 2011)
  • 1921 – John Ugelstad, Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor (died 1997){{cite encyclopedia|title=John Ugelstad |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date= 26 April 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/John_Ugelstad |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}
  • 1922 – Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (died 1999)
  • 1922 – Patrick Magee, Irish actor (died 1982)
  • 1923 – Don Barksdale, American basketball player (died 1993){{cite web|title=Don Barksdale|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/don-barksdale/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=11 February 2020}}
  • 1923 – François Sermon, Belgian footballer (died 2013)
  • 1924 – Leo Buscaglia, American author and academic (died 1998)
  • 1924 – Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (died 2002)
  • 1925 – Jean Coutu, Canadian actor and director (died 1999)
  • 1926 – John Fowles, English novelist (died 2005)
  • 1926 – Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (died 2001)
  • 1926 – Rocco Petrone, American colonel and engineer (died 2006)
  • 1927 – Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader and activist (died 1993)
  • 1927 – William Daniels, American actor
  • 1927 – Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Spanish cardinal (died 2021)
  • 1927 – Vladimir Ilyushin, Russian pilot (died 2010)
  • 1927 – Elmer Diedtrich, American businessman and politician (died 2013)
  • 1927 – Bud MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1988)
  • 1928 – Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975)
  • 1928 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016)
  • 1929 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne Inc. (died 2007)
  • 1929 – Bert Fields, American lawyer and author (died 2022)
  • 1930 – Yehuda Nir, Polish-American psychiatrist (died 2014)
  • 1930 – Jim Mutscheller, American football player and coach (died 2015)
  • 1931 – Miller Barber, American golfer (died 2013)
  • 1931 – Tamara Tyshkevich, Belarusian shot putter (died 1997)
  • 1932 – John Jakes, American author (died 2023)
  • 1932 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (died 2013)
  • 1933 – Anita Carter, American singer-songwriter and bassist (died 1999)
  • 1933 – Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet (died 1983)
  • 1934 – Richard Chamberlain, American actor (died 2025){{Cite web |last=Mascarenhas |first=Lauren |last2=Rosenbloom |first2=Alli |date=March 30, 2025 |title=Actor Richard Chamberlain, known for ‘Dr. Kildare,’ dies at 90 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/entertainment/richard-chamberlain-actor-dies/index.html |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}}
  • 1934 – Shirley Jones, American actress and singer
  • 1934 – John D. Loudermilk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
  • 1934 – Grigory Nelyubov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (died 1966){{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=57 |lccn=2008935694}}
  • 1934 – Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1934 – Kamala Surayya, Indian poet and author (died 2009)
  • 1935 – Herb Alpert, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
  • 1935 – Judith Rossner, American author (died 2005)
  • 1936 – Marge Piercy, American poet and novelist
  • 1936 – Walter E. Williams, American economist and academic (died 2020)
  • 1938 – Patrick Bateson, English biologist and academic (died 2017)
  • 1938 – Sheila Dikshit, Indian politician, 22nd Governor of Kerala (died 2019)
  • 1938 – Antje Gleichfeld, German runner
  • 1938 – Bill Hicke, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2005)
  • 1938 – Jimmy Johnson, American football player{{cite web |title=Jimmy Johnson |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jimmy-johnson/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=17 March 2023}} (died 2024){{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=Hall of Famer Johnson, star 49ers DB, dies at 86 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40114091/hall-fame-defensive-back-jimmy-johnson-dies-age-86 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
  • 1938 – Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (died 2005)
  • 1938 – Arthur B. Rubinstein, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2018)
  • 1938 – David Steel, Scottish academic and politician
  • 1939 – Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st President of Georgia (died 1993)
  • 1939 – Israel Horovitz, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020)
  • 1939 – Walker David Miller, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)
  • 1939 – Volker Schlöndorff, German director and producer
  • 1939 – Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, German footballer (died 2024)
  • 1940 – Brian Ackland-Snow, English production designer and art director (died 2013)
  • 1940 – Barney Frank, American lawyer and politician
  • 1940 – Patrick Leahy, American lawyer and politician
  • 1941 – Franco Bonvicini, Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)
  • 1941 – Faith Leech, Australian swimmer (died 2013){{cite web |title=Olympedia – Faith Leech |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45073 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2021}}
  • 1942 – Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
  • 1942 – Hugh McCracken, American guitarist and producer (died 2013)
  • 1942 – Michael Savage, American far-right radio host and author
  • 1943 – Roy Andersson, Swedish director and screenwriter
  • 1943 – Deirdre Clancy, English costume designer
  • 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor
  • 1944 – Pascal Danel, French singer-songwriter
  • 1944 – Angus King, American politician
  • 1944 – Mick Ralphs, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)
  • 1945 – Edwin Catmull, American computer scientist and engineer
  • 1945 – Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian
  • 1945 – Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress (died 1995)
  • 1946 – Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (died 1984)
  • 1946 – Bob Russell, English politician
  • 1947 – Augustin Banyaga, Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
  • 1947 – Wendy Overton, American tennis player
  • 1947 – Kristian Blak, Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer
  • 1947 – Don Foster, English academic and politician
  • 1947 – César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia
  • 1947 – Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli physicist and economist (died 2011)
  • 1948 – Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba
  • 1948 – Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1948 – Rhea Perlman, American actress
  • 1948 – Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist
  • 1949 – Gilles Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023)
  • 1950 – András Adorján, Hungarian chess player and author (died 2023)
  • 1950 – Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor
  • 1950 – Sandra Morgen, American anthropologist and academic (died 2016){{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/registerguard/obituary-preview.aspx?n=sandra-morgen&pid=181654706|title=Sandra Morgen Obituary|date=29 September 2016|agency=Eugene Register Guard|access-date=18 November 2016}}
  • 1953 – Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (died 2014)
  • 1955 – Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro
  • 1955 – Angus Young, Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter
  • 1957 – Alan Duncan, English businessman and politician, former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
  • 1958 – Andrea Kuntzl, Austrian politician{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Mag. Andrea Kuntzl |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/8178 |publisher=Austrian Parliament |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929160419/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/8178 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}
  • 1959 – Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator
  • 1961 – Ron Brown, American sprinter and football player
  • 1961 – Howard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1962 – Olli Rehn, Finnish footballer and politician
  • 1962 – Georgios Stefanopoulos, Greek boxer{{cite web |url=http://ring.iwrite.gr/ |title=Μια Ζωή σαν Ring! | Η πραγματική ζωή του μεγαλύτερου Έλληνα πυγμάχου σε ένα βιβλίο! |website=ring.iwrite.gr |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225134305/http://ring.iwrite.gr/ |archive-date=25 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1963 – Paul Mercurio, Australian actor and dancer
  • 1964 – Mark Hoban, English accountant and politician
  • 1965 – Tom Barrasso, American ice hockey player and coach
  • 1965 – Patty Fendick, American tennis player and coach
  • 1965 – Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (died 2006)
  • 1965 – William McNamara, American actor and producer
  • 1965 – Steven T. Seagle, American author and screenwriter
  • 1966 – Roger Black, English runner and journalist
  • 1966 – Nick Firestone, American race car driver
  • 1968 – César Sampaio, Brazilian footballer
  • 1969 – Annabelle Neilson, English socialite (died 2018){{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Emily |date=16 July 2018 |title=Annabelle Neilson: A Look Back at the 'Ladies of London' Star's Life in Photos |url=https://people.com/tv/annabelle-neilson-life-in-photos/ |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=People |quote="Born on March 31, 1969 [...]"}}
  • 1969 – Nyamko Sabuni, Burundian-Swedish politician
  • 1969 – Steve Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1970 – Alenka Bratušek, Slovenian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Slovenia
  • 1970 – Linn Skåber, Norwegian actress and writer{{cite encyclopedia|title=Linn Skåber |first=Lillian |last=Bikset |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=24 January 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Linn_Skåber |language=no|access-date=25 March 2024}}
  • 1971 – Demetris Assiotis, Cypriot footballer
  • 1971 – Martin Atkinson, English footballer and referee
  • 1971 – Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1971 – Craig McCracken, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1971 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
  • 1972 – Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-Spanish director and screenwriter
  • 1972 – Andrew Bowen, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1972 – Luca Gentili, Italian footballer and coach
  • 1972 – Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D20064/index.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.iaaf.org |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204556/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D20064/index.html |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1972 – Evan Williams, American businessman, co-founded Twitter and Pyra Labs
  • 1973 – Christopher Hampson, English ballet dancer and choreographer
  • 1974 – Benjamin Eicher, German director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1974 – Natali, Russian singer, composer and songwriter{{cite web|url=http://nataliru.ru/biografiya.html |title=Биография = Biography |website=Официальный сайт певицы Натали = The official site of the singer Natali |language=ru |access-date=2019-03-31}}
  • 1974 – Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bass player
  • 1974 – Jani Sievinen, Finnish swimmer
  • 1975 – Makis Dreliozis, Greek basketball player{{cite web | url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Prodromos-Dreliozis/Greece/Panionios-Athens/6810?AmNotSure=1 | title=Prodromos Dreliozis Player Profile, Panionios Athens, News, Stats - Eurobasket }}
  • 1975 – Adam Green, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1975 – Nathan Grey, Australian rugby player and coach
  • 1975 – Cameron Murray, Scottish rugby player{{cite web |title=Cameron Andrew Murray |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/namibia/rugby/player/12742.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914195806/http://en.espn.co.uk/namibia/rugby/player/12742.html |url-status=dead }}
  • 1975 – Ryan Rupe, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Howard Frier, American basketball player
  • 1976 – Igors Sļesarčuks, Latvian-Russian footballer
  • 1976 – Graeme Smith, Scottish swimmer
  • 1977 – Toshiya, Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer
  • 1977 – Garth Tander, Australian race car driver
  • 1978 – Michael Clark, Australian cricketer and footballer
  • 1978 – Stephen Clemence, English footballer and manager{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1511|title=Stephen Clemence|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}
  • 1978 – Jarrod Cooper, American football player
  • 1978 – Jérôme Rothen, French footballer
  • 1979 – Omri Afek, Israeli footballer
  • 1979 – Euan Burton, Scottish martial artist and coach{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 - Euan Burton Profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1026913/euan_burton.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813163758/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1026913/euan_burton.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=13 August 2020 |website=results.glasgow2014.com |access-date=31 March 2020}}
  • 1979 – Alexis Ferrero, Argentinian footballer
  • 1979 – Charlie Manning, American baseball player
  • 1979 – Jonna Mendes, American skier{{cite web |title=Jonna MENDES - Olympic Alpine Skiing | United States of America |url=https://www.olympic.org/jonna-mendes |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en |date=21 June 2016}}
  • 1979 – Rhys Wesser, Australian rugby league player
  • 1980 – Martin Albrechtsen, Danish footballer
  • 1980 – Karolina Lassbo, Swedish lawyer and blogger
  • 1980 – Matias Concha, Swedish footballer
  • 1980 – Kate Micucci, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
  • 1980 – Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1980 – Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
  • 1981 – Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1981 – Thomas Chatelle, Belgian footballer
  • 1981 – Han Tae-you, South Korean footballer
  • 1981 – Pa Dembo Touray, Gambian footballer
  • 1981 – Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer
  • 1982 – Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
  • 1982 – Mira Bellwether, American author, artist, and sex educator{{cite news |last1=Riedel |first1=Samantha |title=Celebrate the 'First Annual Mira Bellwether Buy a Trans Woman a Pizza Day' |url=https://www.them.us/story/mira-bellwether-buy-a-trans-woman-a-pizza-day |access-date=March 31, 2023 |work=Them |date=March 30, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331064349/https://www.them.us/story/mira-bellwether-buy-a-trans-woman-a-pizza-day |url-status=live}}
  • 1982 – Bam Childress, American football player
  • 1982 – Brian Tyree Henry, American actor{{cite web |title=Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: March 31 |url=https://playbill.com/article/playbill-vaults-today-in-theatre-history-march-31-com-104776 |publisher=Playbill |access-date=17 March 2023 |date=31 March 2021}}
  • 1982 – Audrey Kawasaki, American painter
  • 1982 – Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese baseball player{{cite web |title=Chien-Ming Wang |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chien-ming-wang-425426 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=17 March 2023}}
  • 1983 – Hashim Amla, South African cricketer
  • 1983 – Ashleigh Ball, Canadian voice actress and musician
  • 1983 – Sophie Hunger, Swiss-German musician
  • 1983 – Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast
  • 1983 – Nigel Plum, Australian rugby league player
  • 1984 – David Clarkson, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Eddie Johnson, American soccer player{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41245|title=Eddie Johnson|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}
  • 1984 – James Jones, American football player
  • 1984 – Martins Dukurs, Latvian sled racer
  • 1984 – Kaie Kand, Estonian heptathlete
  • 1984 – Alberto Junior Rodríguez, Peruvian footballer
  • 1984 – Ed Williamson, English rugby player{{cite web |title=Edward John M. Williamson |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/rugby/player/27732.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914194443/http://en.espn.co.uk/onthisday/rugby/player/27732.html |url-status=dead }}
  • 1985 – Steve Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1985 – Jo-Lonn Dunbar, American football player
  • 1985 – Jesper Hansen, Danish footballer
  • 1985 – Ivan Mishyn, Ukrainian race car driver
  • 1985 – Kory Sheets, American football player
  • 1985 – Jalmar Sjöberg, Swedish wrestler
  • 1986 – Andreas Dober, Austrian footballer
  • 1986 – James King, Scottish rugby player
  • 1986 – Paulo Machado, Portuguese footballer
  • 1987 – Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
  • 1987 – Hugo Ayala, Mexican footballer
  • 1987 – Amaury Bischoff, Portuguese footballer
  • 1987 – Humpy Koneru, Indian chess player
  • 1987 – Kirill Starkov, Danish ice hockey player
  • 1987 – Nelli Zhiganshina, Russian figure skater
  • 1988 – Thomas De Corte, Belgian footballer
  • 1988 – Conrad Sewell, Australian singer and songwriter
  • 1988 – Dorin Dickerson, American football player
  • 1988 – DeAndre Liggins, American basketball player{{cite web |title=DeAndre Liggins |url=https://gleague.nba.com/player/deandre-liggins/ |website=NBA G League |access-date=27 April 2020}}
  • 1988 – Louis van der Westhuizen, Namibian cricketer
  • 1989 – Alberto Martín Romo García Adámez, Spanish footballer
  • 1989 – Nejc Vidmar, Slovenian footballer
  • 1989 – Liu Zige, Chinese swimmer{{cite web |title=Zige LIU - Olympic Swimming | People's Republic of China |url=https://www.olympic.org/zige-liu |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |date=20 March 2021}}
  • 1990 – George Iloka, American football player{{cite web |title=George Iloka Estadísticas, Noticias, Biografía |url=https://www.espn.com.ve/futbol-americano/nfl/jugador/_/id/15085/george-iloka |website=ESPN |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1990 – Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (died 2019){{cite web |title=Obituary: Lyra McKee, journalist who wrote about the troubles in her native Northern Ireland |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/17588275.obituary-lyra-mckee-journalist-wrote-troubles-native-northern-ireland/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=21 April 2019 |access-date=24 October 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1990 – Sandra Roma, Swedish tennis player{{cite web |title=Sandra Roma - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sandra-roma_prs149831/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=31 March 2020}}
  • 1991 – Milan Milanović, Serbian footballer
  • 1991 – Rodney Sneijder, Dutch footballer
  • 1992 – Stijn de Looijer, Dutch footballer
  • 1992 – Adam Zampa, Australian cricketer
  • 1993 – Mikael Ishak, Swedish footballer
  • 1994 – Samira Asghari, Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee{{cite web |title=Ms Samira ASGHARI - National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, IOC Member since 2018 |url=https://www.olympic.org/ms-samira-asghari |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=30 April 2020 |language=en |date=11 January 2020}}
  • 1994 – Tyler Wright, Australian surfer
  • 1994 – Mads Würtz Schmidt, Danish road cyclist{{cite web |title=TEAM KATUSHA ALPECIN |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams//TeamDetail/6624/1001222/210 |website=UCI |access-date=27 April 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1995 – Fiona Brown, footballer{{cite web |title=Fiona Brown | Scotland | Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=117030&lid=2 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2020}}
  • 1996 – Liza Koshy, American actress, comedian, and television host{{cite web|title=Liza Koshy|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/liza-koshy/credits/3030576353/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}
  • 1998 – Jakob Chychrun, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1999 – Japhet Tanganga, English footballer{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=107028|title=Japhet Tanganga|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}
  • 1999 – Brooke Scullion, Irish Singer{{cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2022-02-16 |title=🇮🇪 Ireland: Who Is Brooke? |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/02/16/ireland-who-is-brooke/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}
  • 1999 – Jens Odgaard, Danish professional footballer{{cite web |title=Jens Odgaard |url=https://eredivisie.nl/clubs/rkc-waalwijk/spelers/jens-odgaard/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Eredivisie.nl |language=nl}}
  • 1999 – Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skater{{cite web |title=Denys Strekalin | Patinage Magazine |url=https://patinagemagazine.com/en/iceskaters/denys-strekalin |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=patinagemagazine.com}}
  • 1999 – Adam Chrzanowski, Polish professional footballer{{cite web |title=Adam Chrzanowski Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/e3eda8a0/Adam-Chrzanowski |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Santiago Chocobares, Argentine rugby union player{{cite web |title=Santiago Chocobares |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/argentina/rugby/player/299303.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ESPN scrum}}
  • 1999 – Ballou Tabla, Canadian professional soccer player{{cite web |title=Ballou Tabla Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/018bd079/Ballou-Tabla |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Elžbieta Kropa, Lithuanian figure skater{{cite web |title=Figure Skating - Elzbieta Kropa (Lithuania) |url=https://www.the-sports.org/elzbieta-kropa-figure-skating-spf411281.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.the-sports.org}}
  • 1999 – Edon Zhegrova, professional footballer{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/492392/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=soccerway|title=Kosovo - E. Zhegrova - Profile with news, career statistics and history}}
  • 1999 – Shiann Salmon, Jamaican track and field athlete{{cite web |title=Shiann SALMON | Profile | World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shiann-salmon-14574022 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=worldathletics.org}}
  • 1999 – Ben Williams, Welsh professional footballer{{cite web |title=Ben Williams Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/7410e1e8/Ben-Williams |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Luca Pizzul, Italian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Luca Pizzul Stats |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/e56e7ae5/Luca-Pizzul |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=FBref.com |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Sander Raieste, Estonian professional basketball player{{cite web |last=Proballers |title=Sander Raieste, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/65747/sander-raieste |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Proballers |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Jonas Røndbjerg, Danish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Jonas Røndbjerg at eliteprospects.com |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/220099/jonas-rondbjerg |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.eliteprospects.com |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Adele Tan, Singaporean sports shooter{{cite web |title=Adele Tan Olympics 2021 | Adele Tan Olympic Medals List, Records, Stats, Age, Appearances - myKhel.com |url=https://www.mykhel.com/adele-tan-olympics-p1273677/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=mykhelcom |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Nuno Pina, Portuguese football player{{cite web |title=Nuno Pina, Nuno Henrique Pina Nunes - Footballer |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j27936.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.bdfutbol.com}}
  • 1999 – Tereza Jančová, Slovakian skier{{cite web |title=JANCOVA Tereza - Athlete Information |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=204578&type=result |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.fis-ski.com}}
  • 1999 – Maren Lutz, German female canoeist{{cite web |date=2019-09-21 |title=Maren LUTZ |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/athlete/maren-lutz |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ICF - Planet Canoe |language=en}}
  • 1999 – Shehana Vithana, Sri Lankan-Australian professional squash player{{cite web |title=Shehana Vithana - Professional Squash Association |url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/11595/shehana-vithana |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=psaworldtour.com}}
  • 1999 – Providence Cowdrill, English cricketer{{cite web |title=Providence Cowdrill profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/providence-cowdrill-916273 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}
  • 1999 – Ricardo Felipe, Brazilian footballer{{cite web |title=Brazil - Ricardo - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ricardo-felipe-da-silva/649213/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Soccerway}}
  • 1999 – Dimitris Dalakouras, Greek professional footballer{{cite web |title=Greece - D. Dalakouras - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dimitrios-ntalakouras/521437/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Soccerway}}
  • 2004 – Samson Baidoo, Austrian professional footballer{{cite web |title=Austria - S. Baidoo - Profile with news, career statistics and history |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/samson-baidoo/651894/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Soccerway}}
  • 2004 – Mateo Sanabria, Argentine professional footballer{{cite web |title=Mateo Sanabria Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/335673/mateo-sanabria |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=ESPN}}
  • 2004 – Alex Luna, Argentine professional footballer{{cite web |title=Alex Luna |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alex-luna/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=worldfootball.net}}
  • 2005 – Reed Baker-Whiting, American professional footballer{{cite web |last=FC |first=Seattle Sounders |title=Sounders FC signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting | Seattle Sounders |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/news/sounders-fc-signs-midfielder-reed-baker-whiting |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Seattle Sounders FC |language=en}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1907 – Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1823)
  • 1910 – Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (born 1856)
  • 1913 – J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (born 1837)
  • 1915 – Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (born 1882)
  • 1917 – Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854)
  • 1920 – Abdul Hamid Madarshahi, Bengali Islamic scholar and author (born 1869){{cite magazine|language=bn|url=https://at.jamiahislamiahpatiya.com/?p=1022|title=আল্লামা আবদুল হামিদ (রহ.) অনুপ্রেরণার উৎস সাধক|trans-title=Allama Abdul Hamid (Rh.), the saintly source of inspiration|last=Rasel|first=Khalid|magazine=Monthly Al-Tawheed|publisher=Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya|access-date=4 September 2022|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220065701/https://at.jamiahislamiahpatiya.com/?p=1022|url-status=dead}}
  • 1924 – George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (born 1855)
  • 1927 – Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (born 1858)
  • 1930 – Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (born 1836)
  • 1931 – Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (born 1888)
  • 1935 – Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (born 1885)
  • 1939 – Ioannis Tsangaridis, Greek general (born 1887)
  • 1944 – Mineichi Koga, Japanese admiral (born 1885)
  • 1945 – Frank Findlay, New Zealand banker and politician (born 1884)
  • 1945 – Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
  • 1950 – Robert Natus, Estonian architect (born 1890)
  • 1952 – Wallace H. White, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1877)
  • 1956 – Ralph DePalma, Italian-American race car driver and actor (born 1884)
  • 1956 – Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian (born 1893){{cite news |title=Mrs. T. L. Bailey Dies Saturday in Meridian |newspaper= The Columbian-Progress |page=8 |date=April 5, 1956 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67603918/newspaper-article-on-nellah-massey/ |access-date=24 March 2021}}
  • 1961 – Pyrros Spyromilios, officer of the Greek Navy and director of the Greek Radio Orchestra (born 1913){{cite web|author=Giota Houliara |url=https://geopolitics.iisca.eu/2021/03/31/%cf%80%cf%8d%cf%81%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%82-%cf%83%cf%80%cf%85%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%ae%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%bf-%ce%bc%ce%b5%ce%b3%ce%ac%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%ac%ce%b3%ce%bd%cf%89%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf/ |title=Πύρρος Σπυρομήλιος: Ο Μεγάλος Άγνωστος Αξιωματικός του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού - Geopolitics & Daily News |publisher=Geopolitics.iisca.eu |date= |accessdate=2022-08-24}}
  • 1968 – Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (born 1885)
  • 1970 – Semyon Timoshenko, Soviet Commander during the Winter War and the Eastern Front of World War II (born 1894)
  • 1975 – Percy Alliss, English golfer (born 1897)
  • 1976 – Paul Strand, American photographer and director (born 1890)
  • 1978 – Astrid Allwyn, American actress (born 1905){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Astrid+Allwyn%22&pg=PA34|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|last=Ellenberger|first=Allan R.|date=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786409839|page=34|language=en}}
  • 1978 – Charles Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin (born 1899)
  • 1980 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (born 1905)
  • 1980 – Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (born 1913){{cite web |title=Jesse OWENS - Olympic Athletics | United States of America |url=https://www.olympic.org/jesse-owens |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en |date=17 December 2018}}
  • 1981 – Enid Bagnold, English author and playwright (born 1889)
  • 1983 – Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (born 1902)
  • 1986 – Jerry Paris, American actor and director (born 1925)
  • 1988 – William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1908)
  • 1991 – Theofylaktos Papakonstantinou, Greek columnist, political and social analyst and historian (born 1905){{cite web | url=https://www.greekhistoryrepository.gr/archive/item/5376?dv=1 | title=Item | Project ΑΣΕλΊς }}
  • 1993 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (born 1965)
  • 1993 – Mitchell Parish, Lithuanian-American songwriter (born 1900)
  • 1995 – Selena, American singer-songwriter (born 1971)
  • 1996 – Dante Giacosa, Italian automobile designer and engineer (born 1905)
  • 1996 – Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)
  • 1997 – Stephen Kalong Ningkan, first Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia.{{cite news |title= Remembering Dad (Tan Sri Stephen Kalong Ningkan) |url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2010/04/03/remembering-dad-tan-sri-stephen-kalong-ningkan/|date=3 April 2010 |last= Diana |first= Ningkan |newspaper=The Borneo Post |access-date=31 August 2012}}
  • 1998 – Bella Abzug, American lawyer, activist, and politician (born 1920)
  • 1998 – Tim Flock, American race car driver (born 1924)
  • 1998 – Joel Ryce-Menuhin, American pianist (born 1933)
  • 1999 – Yuri Knorozov, Russian linguist and ethnographer (born 1922)
  • 2000 – Gisèle Freund, German-born French photographer and photojournalist (born 1908){{cite web |title=Gisèle Freund | French photographer | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gisele-Freund |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
  • 2000 – Adrian Fisher, English guitarist and member of the band Toby (born 1952){{cite web |title=Sparks/Radio Stars/Jet bassist Martin Gordon's site |url=https://martingordon.de/sparks/adrian-fisher-1/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Martin Gordon |language=en-GB}}
  • 2001 – David Rocastle, English footballer (born 1967)
  • 2001 – Clifford Shull, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915){{cite book|title=International Union of Crystallography Newsletter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4YwAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=American Institute of Physics|page=60}}
  • 2002 – Barry Took, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1928)
  • 2002 – Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (born 1924)
  • 2002 – Carlos J. Gradin, Argentine Archaeologist (born 1913){{cite web|last=Identifiants et référentiels pour l'Enseignement|title=Gradín, Carlos Joaquín (1918-2002)|url=https://www.idref.fr/17058741X|access-date=2021-05-23|language=fr}}{{Cite book|last1=Gradin|first1=Carlos J.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1025944494|title=La región pampeana: su pasado arqueológico|last2=Oliva|first2=Fernando|date=2004|publisher=Laborde|isbn=987-9459-68-7|oclc=1025944494}} In {{cite web|last=The Library of Congress|title=Gradin, Carlos J.|url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92033009.html|access-date=2021-06-22|website=id.loc.gov|lccn=no92033009}}
  • 2003 – Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (born 1907)
  • 2003 – Anne Gwynne, American actress (born 1918){{cite web |title=Anne Gwynne |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729040310/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f02be79 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2020 |website=BFI |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}
  • 2003 – Tommy Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1949)
  • 2004 – Scott Helvenston, American soldier (born 1965)
  • 2005 – Stanley J. Korsmeyer, American oncologist and academic (born 1951)
  • 2005 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1905)
  • 2005 – Frank Perdue, American businessman (born 1920)
  • 2006 – Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (born 1931)
  • 2007 – Paul Watzlawick, Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher (born 1921)
  • 2008 – Jules Dassin, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (born 1911)
  • 2008 – Bill Keightley, American equipment manager (born 1926)
  • 2009 – Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (born 1927){{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/world/americas/01alfonsin.html?ref=obituaries&_r=0|title= Raúl Alfonsín, 82, Former Argentine Leader, Dies|author= Clifford Kraus|date= 31 March 2009|work= The New York Times|access-date=July 10, 2015}}
  • 2009 – Choor Singh, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (born 1911)
  • 2010 – Jerald terHorst, American journalist (born 1922){{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=2010-04-02 |title=J.F. terHorst, Ford Press Secretary, Dies at 87 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/us/02terhorst.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 2010 – Roger Addison, Welsh rugby union player (born 1945)
  • 2011 – Gil Clancy, American boxer and trainer (born 1922)
  • 2011 – Alan Fitzgerald, Australian journalist and author (born 1935)
  • 2011 – Mary Greyeyes, the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces (born 1920){{Cite news|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-greyeyes/|title=Mary Greyeyes Reid|last=Conn|first=Heather|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2018-05-01|language=en}}
  • 2011 – Oddvar Hansen, Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1921)
  • 2011 – Ishbel MacAskill, Scottish singer and actress (born 1941)
  • 2011 – Henry Taub, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
  • 2012 – Judith Adams, New Zealand-Australian nurse and politician (born 1943)
  • 2012 – Dale R. Corson, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
  • 2012 – Bernard O. Gruenke, American stained glass artist (born 1914)
  • 2012 – Jerry Lynch, American baseball player (born 1930)
  • 2012 – Alberto Sughi, Italian painter (born 1928)
  • 2012 – Halbert White, American economist and academic (born 1950){{cite web|url=http://www.bateswhite.com/news.php?NewsID=144|title=Halbert L. White, University of California, San Diego, Professor and Founder of Bates White Economic Consulting, dies at age 61| publisher=Bates White|date=April 2, 2012}}
  • 2013 – Charles Amarin Brand, French archbishop (born 1920)
  • 2013 – Ernie Bridge, Australian singer and politician (born 1936)
  • 2013 – Bob Clarke, American illustrator (born 1926)
  • 2013 – Ahmad Sayyed Javadi, Iranian lawyer and politician, Iranian Minister of Interior (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Dmitri Uchaykin, Russian ice hockey player (born 1980)
  • 2014 – Gonzalo Anes, Spanish economist, historian, and academic (born 1931)
  • 2014 – Roger Somville, Belgian painter (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (born 1931)
  • 2015 – Cocoa Fujiwara, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1983)
  • 2015 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (born 1937)
  • 2015 – Dalibor Vesely, Czech-English historian, author, and academic (born 1934)
  • 2016 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish comedian, actor and screenwriter (born 1930)
  • 2016 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician (born 1927)
  • 2016 – Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-born English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (born 1950){{cite news |work=The Guardian |title=Dame Zaha Hadid obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/apr/01/zaha-hadid-obituary |date=1 April 2016 |access-date=18 July 2024 |first1=Deyan |last1=Sudjic}}
  • 2016 – Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
  • 2016 – Denise Robertson, British writer and television broadcaster (born 1932)
  • 2017 – Gilbert Baker, American artist and LGBT rights activist (born 1951)
  • 2017 – James Rosenquist, American artist (born 1933)
  • 2018 – Nick Newton, inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks (born 1933){{cite web |last=Stone |first=Ken |date=2018-04-01 |title=Nick Newton Dies at 84; Invented Aluminum Starting Blocks, Set Track Records |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2018/03/31/nick-newton-dies-at-84-invented-aluminum-starting-blocks-set-track-records/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}
  • 2019 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (born 1985){{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/man-killed-two-others-injured-outside-rapper-nipsey-hussle-s-n989371|title=Rapper Nipsey Hussle killed in shooting outside his L.A. store|website=NBC News|date=April 2019 }}
  • 2020 – Gita Ramjee, Ugandan-South African scientist and researcher (born 1956){{cite web|title=HIV Researcher Gita Ramjee Dies of Complications Tied to COVID-19|url=https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/hiv-researcher-gita-ramjee-dies-67365|access-date=2021-01-02|website=The Scientist Magazine|language=en}}
  • 2021 – Ken Reitz, American baseball player (born 1951){{cite web|title=Ken Reitz, 'Zamboni' at third for Cards, dies|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-reitz-dies-at-age-69|access-date=2021-04-04|website=MLB.com|language=en}}
  • 2021 – Muhammad Wakkas, Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (born 1952){{cite news|url=https://sylhetreport.com/?p=22735|title=আলাপচারিতায়-জমিয়ত নেতা মুফতি মুহাম্মদ ওয়াক্কাস|language=bn|date=28 October 2017|work=Sylhet Report|access-date=30 August 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190831113906/https://sylhetreport.com/?p=22735|archive-date=31 August 2019}}
  • 2022 – Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)
  • 2022 – Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943){{cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at 78 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/01/french-fashion-photographer-patrick-demarchelier-dies-at-78 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
  • 2022 – Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945){{cite web |title=Māori lawyer and activist Moana Jackson dies after long illness |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/03/31/New-Zealand-Mori-intellectual-activist-moana-jackson-dies/9591648734480/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=UPI |language=en}}
  • 2022 – Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937){{Cite web |date=2022-04-02 |title=Tullio Moneta morto, addio all'uomo dalle mille vite |url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/macerata/cronaca/tullio-moneta-fd059b45 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Il Resto del Carlino |language=it}}
  • 2024 – Barbara Rush, American actress (born 1927){{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=2024-04-01 |title=Barbara Rush Dies: Actress Known For 'It Came From Outer Space,' 'Peyton Place,' 'All My Children' Was 97 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/barbara-rush-dead-actress-peyton-place-all-my-children-1235872780/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
  • 2025 – Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (born 1946){{Cite web |last=Rosario |first=Alexandra Del |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Sian Barbara Allen, actor known for 'The Waltons' and 'You'll Like My Mother,' dies at 78 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-01/sian-barbara-allen-dead-the-waltons-youll-like-my-mother-actor |access-date=April 3, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
  • 2025 – Betty Webb, English code breaker (born 1923){{Cite web |last=Fofana |first=Aida |date=April 1, 2025 |title=Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78jd30ywv8o |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}

Holidays and observances

References

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External links

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  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/31 BBC: On This Day]
  • {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=31}}
  • [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/31 Historical Events on March 31]

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Category:Days of March