Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 31
March 31, 2024 is the 91st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 275 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: March 31
- 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.
- 1866 –The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.
- 1877 –The family with samurai antecedents that responded to the Saigō army in Ōita Nakatsu, rebels.
- 1903 –Richard Pearse allegedly makes a powered flight in an early aircraft.
- 1918 –Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
- 1933 –The Civilian Conservation Corps is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment.
- 1958 –In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
- 1965 –An Iberia Airlines Convair 440 crashes into the sea on approach to Tangier, killing 47 of 51 occupants.
- 1970 –Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
- 1986 –A Mexicana Boeing 727 en route to Puerto Vallarta erupts in flames and crashes in the mountains northwest of Mexico City, killing 166.
Who were born on March 31?
- 1596 –René Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician (d. 1650)
- 1878 –Jack Johnson, American boxer (d. 1946)
- 1925 –Jean Coutu, French Canadian actor (d. 1999)
- 1934 –Richard Chamberlain, American actor
- 1939 –Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian politician (d. 1993)
- 1947 –Kristian Blak, Danish musician and recording executive
- 1969 –Samantha Brown, American television host
- 1978 –Jérôme Rothen, French footballer
- 1983 –Paddy McCarthy, Irish footballer
- 1983 –Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast
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