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31 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.2023 building collapse in Belvidere, Illinois
Anniversary
2018 - Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.City and urban community in Shirak, Armenia
Anniversary
2004 - The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.Demolished library building in Singapore
Anniversary
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.American singer-songwriter (1971–1995)
Anniversary
1995 - TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.1995 aviation accident in Romania
Historical events
History
2023 - A historic tornado outbreak occurs in the American Midwest and South.2023 tornado outbreak in the Midwestern and Southern United States
History
2018 - Start of the 2018 Armenian revolution.Protests that led to Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan's resignation
History
2016 - NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a yearlong mission at the International Space Station.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2005 - The dwarf planet Makemake is discovered by a team led by astronomer Michael E. Brown at the Palomar Observatory.Small planetary-mass object
History
2004 - Iraq War in Anbar Province: In Fallujah, Iraq, four American private military contractors working for Blackwater USA, are killed after being ambushed.Campaign during the Iraq War
History
1998 - Netscape releases Mozilla source code under an open source license.American computer services company
History
1995 - Selena is murdered by her fan club president Yolanda Saldívar at a Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas.American singer-songwriter (1971–1995)
History
1995 - TAROM Flight 371, an Airbus A310-300, crashes near Balotesti, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.1995 aviation accident in Romania
History
1993 - The Macao Basic Law is adopted by the Eighth National People's Congress of China to take effect December 20, 1999. Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over MacaoConstitutional document of Macau
History
1992 - The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned in Long Beach, California.Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
Notable births
Born
2005 - Reed Baker-Whiting, American professional footballerAmerican soccer player (born 2005)
Born
2004 - Samson Baidoo, Austrian professional footballerAustrian footballer (born 2004)
Born
2004 - Alex Luna, Argentine professional footballerArgentine professional footballer
Born
1999 - Jens Odgaard, Danish professional footballerDanish footballer (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skaterUkrainian-French pair skater (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and diplomat, 14th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1937)Canadian politician (1937–2026)
Died
2025 - Sian Barbara Allen, American television actress (born 1946)American television actress (1946–2025)
Died
2025 - Betty Webb, English code breaker (born 1923)English code breaker (1923–2025)
Died
2024 - Barbara Rush, American actress (born 1927)American actress (1927–2024)
Died
2022 - Shirley Burkovich, former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player (born 1933)American baseball player (1933–2022)
Died
2022 - Patrick Demarchelier, French fashion photographer (born 1943)French photographer (1943–2022)
Died
2022 - Moana Jackson, New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (born 1945)New Zealand Māori lawyer (1945–2022)
Died
2022 - Tullio Moneta, Italian mercenary and actor (born 1937)Italian actor and mercenary (1937–2022)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
71.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.5 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
10.51 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Leo
6.66 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.