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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[307]] &ndash; After divorcing his wife [[Minervina]], [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]] marries [[Fausta]], daughter of the retired [[Roman emperor]] [[Maximian]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1146]] &ndash; [[Bernard of Clairvaux]] preaches his famous sermon in a field at [[Vézelay]], urging the necessity of a [[Second Crusade]]. [[Louis VII of France|Louis VII]] is present, and joins the Crusade.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1174]] &ndash; A [[pro-Fatimid conspiracy against Saladin|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.<ref>{{Kalifen und Assassinen|pages=294–297}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1492]] &ndash; Queen [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella of Castile]] issues the [[Alhambra Decree]], ordering her 150,000 [[Spanish and Portuguese Jews|Jewish]] and [[Moors|Muslim]] subjects to convert to [[Christianity]] or face expulsion.
*[[1521]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Magellan]] and [[Magellan's circumnavigation|fifty of his men]] came ashore to present-day [[Limasawa]] to participate in the [[First Mass in the Philippines|first Catholic mass in the Philippines]].<ref name=PNA>{{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 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = October 15, 2007}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1657]] &ndash; The [[Long Parliament]] presents the [[Humble Petition and Advice]] offering [[Oliver Cromwell]] the British throne, which he eventually declines.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* [[1706]] &ndash; The last session of history of the [[Catalan Courts]], the parliamentary body of the [[Principality of Catalonia]], ends. [[Catalonia]]'s [[Catalan constitutions|constitutional]] modernisation passed by the Courts aims to improve the guarantee of individual, political and economic rights (among them, the [[secrecy of correspondence]]).<ref>{{Cite book |author=Albareda Salvadó, Joaquim  |title=La Guerra de Sucesión de España (1700-1714) |year=2010 |pages=182–183}}</ref>
*[[1717]] &ndash; 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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1761]] &ndash; The [[1761 Lisbon earthquake]] strikes off the [[Iberian Peninsula]] with an estimated [[Richter magnitude scale|magnitude]] of 8.5, six years after another quake destroyed the city.<ref>{{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=}}</ref>
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] orders the port of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] closed pursuant to the [[Boston Port Act]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; The [[War of the Sixth Coalition|Sixth Coalition]] [[Battle of Paris (1814)|occupies Paris]] after [[Napoleon]]'s [[Grande Armée]] capitulates.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Commodore (United States)|Commodore]] [[Matthew C. Perry|Matthew Perry]] signs the [[Convention of Kanagawa]] with the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa Shogunate]], opening the ports of [[Shimoda, Shizuoka|Shimoda]] and [[Hakodate]] to American trade.
*[[1885]] &ndash; The [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] establishes the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]].
*[[1889]] &ndash; The [[Eiffel Tower]] is officially opened.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Philippine–American War]]: [[Malolos]], capital of the [[First Philippine Republic]], [[Capture of Malolos|is captured by American forces]].<ref>{{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]}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; ''[[Rusalka (opera)|Rusalka]]'' by [[Antonín Dvořák]] premieres at the National Opera House in Prague.<ref>{{cite book|author=Anna Hostomská|title=Opera – Průvodce operní tvorbou|year=2018|publisher=Praha: NS Svoboda (Czech)|isbn=978-80-205-0637-5|pages=716–718}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany]] declares his support for Moroccan independence in [[Tangier]], beginning the [[First Moroccan Crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The First Moroccan Crisis |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-moroccan-crisis |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=HISTORY |date=5 November 2009 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]) is established to set rules for [[college sports in the United States]].
*[[1909]] &ndash; Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the [[Bosnian Crisis]].
*[[1913]] &ndash; The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of [[Modernism (music)|modernist music]] by [[Arnold Schoenberg]], [[Alban Berg]], [[Alexander von Zemlinsky]], and [[Anton von Webern]], causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the [[Skandalkonzert]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; According to the terms of the [[Treaty of the Danish West Indies]], the islands become American possessions.
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[March Days|Massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis]] is committed by allied armed groups of [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] and [[Bolsheviks]]. Nearly 12,000 [[Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijani]] Muslims are killed.
*  1918   &ndash; [[Daylight saving time]] goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
*[[1921]] &ndash; The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] is formed.
*[[1930]] &ndash; The [[Motion Picture Production Code]] is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
*[[1931]] &ndash; An [[1931 Nicaragua earthquake|earthquake in Nicaragua]] destroys [[Managua]]; killing 2,000.
*  1931   &ndash; A [[1931 Transcontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10 crash|Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes]] near [[Bazaar, Kansas]], killing eight, including [[University of Notre Dame]] head football coach [[Knute Rockne]].<!--Resulted in regulations-->
*[[1933]] &ndash; The [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] is established with the mission of relieving rampant unemployment in the [[United States]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Events preceding World War II in Europe]]: Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]] pledges British military support to the [[Second Polish Republic]] in the event of an invasion by [[Nazi Germany]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What's the context? 31 March 1939: the British guarantee to Poland - History of government |url=https://history.blog.gov.uk/2019/03/28/whats-the-context-31-march-1939-the-british-guarantee-to-poland/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=history.blog.gov.uk |date=28 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Christmas Island|Japanese forces invade Christmas Island]], then a British possession.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: A defecting [[Nazi Germany|German]] pilot delivers a [[Messerschmitt Me 262A-1]], the world's first operational [[Turbojet|jet-powered]] [[fighter aircraft]], to the Americans, the first to fall into Allied hands.
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Dominion of Newfoundland]] joins the [[Canadian Confederation]] and becomes the 10th [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province of Canada]].
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Remington Rand]] delivers the first [[UNIVAC I]] computer to the [[United States Census Bureau]].
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[1957 Upper Voltan Territorial Assembly election|Elections to the Territorial Assembly]] of the French colony [[French Upper Volta|Upper Volta]] are held. After the elections [[Unified Democratic Party|PDU]] and [[Voltaic Democratic Movement|MDV]] form a government.
*[[1958]] &ndash; In the [[1958 Canadian federal election|Canadian federal election]], the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservatives]], led by [[John Diefenbaker]], win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
*[[1959]] &ndash; The [[14th Dalai Lama]] crosses the border into India and is granted [[political asylum]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; Brazilian General [[Olímpio Mourão Filho]] orders his troops to [[Operation Popeye (Brazil)|move towards Rio de Janeiro]], beginning the [[1964 Brazilian coup d'état|coup d'état]] and 21 years of [[Military dictatorship in Brazil|military dictatorship]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The [[Soviet Union]] launches [[Luna 10]] which later becomes the first [[space probe]] to enter orbit around the Moon.
*  1966   &ndash; The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] under [[Harold Wilson]] wins the [[1966 United Kingdom general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC ON THIS DAY &#124; 31 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/31/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; American [[President of the United States|President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. [[Withdrawal of Lyndon B. Johnson from the 1968 United States presidential election|At the conclusion of his speech]], he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/march-31-1968-remarks-decision-not-seek-re-election|title=Remarks on Decision not to Seek Re-Election (March 31, 1968)|date=20 October 2016|publisher=The Miller Center, University of Virginia|access-date=2 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Explorer 1]] re-enters the [[Atmosphere of Earth|Earth's atmosphere]] after 12 years in orbit.
*[[1980]] &ndash; The [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] operates its final train after being ordered to [[Liquidation|liquidate]] its assets because of [[bankruptcy]] and [[debt]]s owed to [[creditor]]s.
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940]] crashes into the [[Sierra Madre Oriental]] mountain range near the Mexican town of [[Maravatío]], killing 167.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-264 XA-MEM Las Mesas |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860331-1 |access-date=8 January 2018 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; Approximately [[Poll tax riots|200,000 protesters take to the streets of London]] to protest against the newly introduced [[Poll tax (Great Britain)|Poll Tax]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[1991 Georgian independence referendum|Georgian independence referendum]]: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the [[Soviet Union]].
*  1991   &ndash; The [[Warsaw Pact]] formally disbands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warsaw Pact ends |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warsaw-pact-ends |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=HISTORY |date=13 November 2009 |language=en}}</ref> 
*[[1992]] &ndash; The {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}}, the last active [[United States Navy]] [[battleship]], is decommissioned in [[Long Beach, California]].
*  1992   &ndash; The [[Treaty of Federation]] is signed in [[Moscow]].
*[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Macao Basic Law]] is adopted by the [[8th National People's Congress|Eighth National People's Congress of China]] to take effect December 20, 1999. [https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/ziliao_665539/3602_665543/3604_665547/t18052.shtml Resumption by China of the Exercise of Sovereignty over Macao]
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Selena]] is [[Murder of Selena|murdered]] by her fan club president [[Yolanda Saldívar]] at a [[Days Inn]] in [[Corpus Christi, Texas]].
*  1995   &ndash; [[TAROM Flight 371]], an [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300]], crashes near [[Balotești|Balotesti]], Romania, killing all 60 people on board.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Netscape]] releases [[Mozilla]] source code under an open source license.
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Anbar campaign (2003–2011)|Iraq War in Anbar Province]]: In [[Fallujah]], Iraq, four American [[Private military company|private military contractors]] working for [[Blackwater (company)|Blackwater USA]], are killed after being [[2004 Fallujah ambush|ambushed]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; The [[dwarf planet]] [[Makemake]] is discovered by a team led by astronomer [[Michael E. Brown]] at the [[Palomar Observatory]].<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web |type=2019-05-12 last obs |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 136472 Makemake ({{mp|2005 FY|9}}) |work=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=136472 |access-date=2020-02-20 |archive-date=2019-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616154758/https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=136472 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[NASA]] astronaut [[Scott Kelly (astronaut)|Scott Kelly]] and [[Roscosmos]] cosmonaut [[Mikhail Kornienko]] return to Earth after a [[ISS year-long mission|yearlong mission]] at the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-02 |title=Astronaut twin Scott Kelly returns after year in space |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35651665 |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; Start of the [[2018 Armenian revolution]].
*[[2023]] &ndash; A [[Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023|historic tornado outbreak]] occurs in the American Midwest and South.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=March 31, 2023 Tornado Event |url=https://www.weather.gov/ilx/TornadoEvent_3-31-23 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=NWS Memphis Results from the March 31st - April 1st tornado outbreak |url=https://www.weather.gov/meg/march31april1tornadooutbreak |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1360]] &ndash; [[Philippa of Lancaster]] (d. 1415)
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius IV]] (d. 1565)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Guru Angad]], Indian religious leader (d. 1552)
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Henry II of France]] (d. 1559)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshiteru]], Japanese shōgun (d. 1565)
*[[1596]] &ndash; [[René Descartes]], French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1650)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Jakov Mikalja]], Italian linguist and lexicographer (d. 1654)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Andrew Marvell]], English poet and politician (d. 1678)
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[Charles II, Elector Palatine]], German husband of [[Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark]] (d. 1685)
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Pope Benedict XIV]] (d. 1758)
*[[1685]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], German composer (d. 1750)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Marshall |first1=Robert L. |last2=Emery |first2=Walter |date=18 May 2020 |title=Johann Sebastian Bach &#124; Biography, Music, Death & Facts|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|location=Chicago |access-date=16 June 2021 |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johann-Sebastian-Bach }}</ref>
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]] (d. 1781)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Frederick V of Denmark]] (d. 1766)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Étienne Bézout]], French mathematician and theorist (d. 1783)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Joseph Haydn]], Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1809)
*[[1740]] &ndash; [[Panoutsos Notaras]], Greek politician (d. 1849)
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[Johann Abraham Peter Schulz]], German pianist and composer (d. 1800)
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Charles Cagniard de la Tour]], French physicist and engineer (d. 1859)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Coenraad Jacob Temminck]], Dutch zoologist and ornithologist (d. 1858)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan]], American lawyer and politician, 2nd [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (d. 1852)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Edward FitzGerald (poet)|Edward FitzGerald]], English poet and translator (d. 1883)
*  1809   &ndash; [[Otto Lindblad]], Swedish composer (d. 1864)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Félix María Zuloaga]], Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860&ndash;1862) (d. 1898)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/|title=FÉLIX MARÍA ZULOAGA|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528051501/http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/felix-maria-zuloaga/|archive-date=May 28, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] (d. 1901)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Mary Boykin Chesnut]], American author (d. 1886)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Mary Abigail Dodge]], American writer and essayist (d. 1896)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[John La Farge]], American artist (d. 1910)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Hermann de Pourtalès]], Swiss sailor (d. 1904)
*  1847   &ndash; [[Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev]], Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1878)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)|Francis Bell]], New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1936)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Alfred E. Hunt]], American businessman (d. 1899)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Emil Fenyvessy]], Hungarian actor and screenwriter (d. 1924) 
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Anandi Gopal Joshi]], Indian physician (d. 1887)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Arthur Griffith]], Irish journalist and politician, 3rd [[President of Dáil Éireann]] (d. 1922)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Sergei Diaghilev]], Russian ballet manager and critic, founded the [[Ballets Russes]] (d. 1929)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Benjamín G. Hill]], Mexican revolutionary general, governor of Sonora (d. 1920)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Henri Marteau]], French violinist and composer (d. 1934)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Borisav Stanković]], Serbian author (d. 1927)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]], American boxer (d. 1946)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Adriaan van Maanen]], Dutch-American astronomer and academic (d. 1946)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Pascin]], Bulgarian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1930)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Ben Adams (track and field)|Ben Adams]], American jumper (d. 1961)
*  1890   &ndash; [[William Lawrence Bragg]], Australian-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1971)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Victor Varconi]], Hungarian-American actor and director (d. 1976)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Clemens Krauss]], Austrian conductor and manager (d. 1954)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt]], German physician and historian (d. 1982)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Vardis Fisher]], American author and academic (d. 1968)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]] (d. 1974)
===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Robert Stevenson (director)|Robert Stevenson]], English director and screenwriter (d. 1986)
*  1905   &ndash; [[George Treweek]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1991)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Sin-Itiro Tomonaga]], Japanese physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1979)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Red Norvo]], American vibraphone player and composer (d. 1999)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Freddie Green]], American guitarist (d. 1987)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Grümmer]], German soprano (d. 1986)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[William Lederer]], American soldier and author (d. 2009)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Etta Baker]], African-American singer and guitarist (d. 2006)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Octavio Paz]], Mexican poet and diplomat, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1998)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Dagmar Lange]], Swedish author (d. 1991)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Albert Hourani]], English historian and author (d. 1993)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Shoichi Yokoi]], Japanese sergeant (d. 1997)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Lucille Bliss]], American voice actress (d. 2012)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Tommy Bolt]], American golfer (d. 2008)
*  1916   &ndash; [[John H. Wood, Jr.]], American lawyer and judge (d. 1979)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Dorothy DeLay]], American violinist and educator (d. 2002)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Ted Post]], American director (d. 2013)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Frank Akins]], American football player (d. 1993)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]], British aristocrat, socialite and author (d. 2014)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Lowell Fulson]], African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Peggy Rea]], American actress and casting director (d. 2011)
*  1921   &ndash; [[John Ugelstad]], Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor (d. 1997)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Richard Kiley]], American actor and singer (d. 1999)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Patrick Magee (actor)|Patrick Magee]], Irish actor (d. 1982)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Don Barksdale]], American basketball player (d. 1993)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[François Sermon]], Belgian footballer (d. 2013)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Leo Buscaglia]], American author and academic (d. 1998)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Charles Guggenheim]], American director and producer (d. 2002)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Jean Coutu (actor)|Jean Coutu]], Canadian actor and director (d. 1999)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[John Fowles]], English novelist (d. 2005)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Beni Montresor]], Italian director, set designer, author, and illustrator (d. 2001)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Rocco Petrone]], American colonel and engineer (d. 2006)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Cesar Chavez]], American labor union leader and activist (d. 1993)
*  1927   &ndash; [[William Daniels]], American actor
*  1927   &ndash; [[Eduardo Martínez Somalo]], Spanish cardinal (d. 2021)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Vladimir Ilyushin]], Russian pilot (d. 2010)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Elmer Diedtrich]], American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Bud MacPherson]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Lefty Frizzell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Gordie Howe]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2016)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Liz Claiborne (fashion designer)|Liz Claiborne]], Belgian-American fashion designer, founded [[Liz Claiborne Inc.]] (d. 2007)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Bert Fields]], American lawyer and author (d. 2022)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Yehuda Nir]], Polish-American psychiatrist (d. 2014)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Jim Mutscheller]], American football player and coach (d. 2015)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Miller Barber]], American golfer (d. 2013)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Tamara Tyshkevich]], Belarusian shot putter (d. 1997)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[John Jakes]], American author (d. 2023)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Nagisa Oshima]], Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Anita Carter]], American singer-songwriter and bassist  (d. 1999)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Nichita Stănescu]], Romanian poet (d. 1983)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Richard Chamberlain]], American actor (d. 2025)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Shirley Jones]], American actress and singer
*  1934   &ndash; [[John D. Loudermilk]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Grigory Nelyubov]], Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (d. 1966)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Carlo Rubbia]], Italian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1934   &ndash; [[Kamala Surayya]], Indian poet and author (d. 2009)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Herb Alpert]], American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer
*  1935   &ndash; [[Judith Rossner]], American author (d. 2005)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Marge Piercy]], American poet and novelist
*  1936   &ndash; [[Walter E. Williams]], American economist and academic (d. 2020)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Patrick Bateson]], English biologist and academic (d. 2017)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Sheila Dikshit]], Indian politician, 22nd [[List of Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] (d. 2019)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Antje Gleichfeld]], German runner
*  1938   &ndash; [[Bill Hicke]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2005)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)|Jimmy Johnson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Johnson |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jimmy-johnson/ |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> (d. 2024)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1938   &ndash; [[Tõnno Lepmets]], Estonian basketball player (d. 2005)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2018)
*  1938   &ndash; [[David Steel]], Scottish academic and politician
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Zviad Gamsakhurdia]], Georgian anthropologist and politician, 1st [[President of Georgia]] (d. 1993)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Israel Horovitz]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Walker David Miller]], American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Volker Schlöndorff]], German director and producer
*  1939   &ndash; [[Karl-Heinz Schnellinger]], German footballer (d. 2024)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Brian Ackland-Snow]], English production designer and art director (d. 2013)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Barney Frank]], American lawyer and politician
*  1940   &ndash; [[Patrick Leahy]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Franco Bonvicini]], Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Faith Leech]], Australian swimmer (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Faith Leech |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45073 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ulla Hoffmann]], Swedish politician
*  1942   &ndash; [[Hugh McCracken]], American guitarist and producer (d. 2013)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Michael Savage]], American far-right radio host and author
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Roy Andersson]], Swedish director and screenwriter
*  1943   &ndash; [[Deirdre Clancy]], English costume designer
*  1943   &ndash; [[Christopher Walken]], American actor 
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Pascal Danel]], French singer-songwriter
*  1944   &ndash; [[Angus King]], American politician
*  1944   &ndash; [[Mick Ralphs]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Edwin Catmull]], American computer scientist and engineer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Gabe Kaplan]], American actor and comedian
*  1945   &ndash; [[Myfanwy Talog]], Welsh actress (d. 1995)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Gonzalo Márquez]], Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Bob Russell (British politician)|Bob Russell]], English politician
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Augustin Banyaga]], Rwandan-American mathematician and academic
*  1947   &ndash; [[Wendy Overton]], American tennis player
*  1947   &ndash; [[Kristian Blak]], Danish-Faroese pianist, composer, and producer 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Don Foster (politician)|Don Foster]], English academic and politician
*  1947   &ndash; [[César Gaviria]], Colombian economist and politician, 36th [[President of Colombia]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Eliyahu M. Goldratt]], Israeli physicist and economist (d. 2011)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gary Doer]], Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th [[Premier of Manitoba]]
*  1948   &ndash; [[Al Gore]], American soldier and politician, 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] and [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1948   &ndash; [[Rhea Perlman]], American actress 
*  1948   &ndash; [[Gustaaf Van Cauter]], Belgian cyclist
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Gilles Gilbert]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2023)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[András Adorján]], Hungarian chess player and author (d. 2023)
*  1950   &ndash; [[Ed Marinaro]], American football player and actor
*  1950   &ndash; [[Sandra Morgen]], American anthropologist and academic (d. 2016)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Dennis Kamakahi]], American guitarist and composer (d. 2014)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Svetozar Marović]], President of Serbia and Montenegro
*  1955   &ndash; [[Angus Young]], Scottish-Australian guitarist and songwriter
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Alan Duncan]], English businessman and politician, former [[Shadow Leader of the House of Commons]]
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Andrea Kuntzl]], Austrian politician<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Markus Hediger]], Swiss poet and translator
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Ron Brown (wide receiver)|Ron Brown]], American sprinter and football player
*  1961   &ndash; [[Howard Gordon]], American screenwriter and producer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Olli Rehn]], Finnish footballer and politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[Georgios Stefanopoulos]], Greek boxer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ring.iwrite.gr/ |title=Μια Ζωή σαν Ring! &#124; 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}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Paul Mercurio]], Australian actor and dancer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Mark Hoban]], English accountant and politician
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Tom Barrasso]], American ice hockey player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Patty Fendick]], American tennis player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Jean-Christophe Lafaille]], French mountaineer (d. 2006)
*  1965   &ndash; [[William McNamara]], American actor and producer
*  1965   &ndash; [[Steven T. Seagle]], American author and screenwriter
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Roger Black]], English runner and journalist
*  1966   &ndash; [[Nick Firestone]], American race car driver
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[César Sampaio]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Nyamko Sabuni]], Burundian-Swedish politician
*  1969   &ndash; [[Steve Smith (basketball)|Steve Smith]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Alenka Bratušek]], Slovenian politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Slovenia]]
*  1970   &ndash; [[Linn Skåber]], Norwegian actress and writer<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Demetris Assiotis]], Cypriot footballer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Martin Atkinson]], English footballer and referee
*  1971   &ndash; [[Pavel Bure]], Russian ice hockey player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Craig McCracken]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter
*  1971   &ndash; [[Ewan McGregor]], Scottish actor
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Alejandro Amenábar]], Chilean-Spanish director and screenwriter
*  1972   &ndash; [[Andrew Bowen]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1972   &ndash; [[Luca Gentili (footballer born 1972)|Luca Gentili]], Italian footballer and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Hristos Polihroniou]], Greek hammer thrower<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]], American businessman, co-founded [[Twitter]] and [[Pyra Labs]]
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Christopher Hampson]], English ballet dancer and choreographer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Eicher]], German director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1974   &ndash; [[Natali (singer)|Natali]], Russian singer, composer and songwriter<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Stefan Olsdal]], Swedish bass player 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jani Sievinen]], Finnish swimmer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Makis Dreliozis]], Greek basketball player<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Adam Green (filmmaker)|Adam Green]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1975   &ndash; [[Nathan Grey (rugby union)|Nathan Grey]], Australian rugby player and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Cameron Murray (rugby union)|Cameron Murray]], Scottish rugby player<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Ryan Rupe]], American baseball player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Howard Frier]], American basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Igors Sļesarčuks]], Latvian-Russian footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Graeme Smith (swimmer)|Graeme Smith]], Scottish swimmer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Toshiya (musician)|Toshiya]], Japanese bass player, songwriter, and producer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Garth Tander]], Australian race car driver
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Michael Clark (sportsman)|Michael Clark]], Australian cricketer and footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Stephen Clemence]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1511|title=Stephen Clemence|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> 
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jarrod Cooper]], American football player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jérôme Rothen]], French footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Omri Afek]], Israeli footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Euan Burton]], Scottish martial artist and coach<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Alexis Ferrero]], Argentinian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Charlie Manning]], American baseball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jonna Mendes]], American skier<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonna MENDES - Olympic Alpine Skiing &#124; 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}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Rhys Wesser]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Martin Albrechtsen]], Danish footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Karolina Lassbo]], Swedish lawyer and blogger
*  1980   &ndash; [[Matias Concha]], Swedish footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Kate Micucci]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Michael Ryder]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Maaya Sakamoto]], Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Ryan Bingham]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1981   &ndash; [[Thomas Chatelle]], Belgian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Han Tae-you]], South Korean footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Pa Dembo Touray]], Gambian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Maarten van der Weijden]], Dutch swimmer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Tal Ben Haim]], Israeli footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Mira Bellwether]], American author, artist, and sex educator<ref>{{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 (magazine)|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}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Bam Childress]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Brian Tyree Henry]], American actor<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Audrey Kawasaki]], American painter
*  1982   &ndash; [[Chien-Ming Wang]], Taiwanese baseball player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Hashim Amla]], South African cricketer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Ashleigh Ball]], Canadian voice actress and musician
*  1983   &ndash; [[Sophie Hunger]], Swiss-German musician
*  1983   &ndash; [[Vlasios Maras]], Greek gymnast
*  1983   &ndash; [[Nigel Plum]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[David Clarkson (ice hockey)|David Clarkson]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Eddie Johnson]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41245|title=Eddie Johnson|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> 
*  1984   &ndash; [[James Jones (wide receiver)|James Jones]], American football player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Martins Dukurs]], Latvian sled racer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Kaie Kand]], Estonian heptathlete
*  1984   &ndash; [[Alberto Junior Rodríguez]], Peruvian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ed Williamson (rugby union)|Ed Williamson]], English rugby player<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Steve Bernier]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jo-Lonn Dunbar]], American football player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jesper Hansen (footballer, born 1985)|Jesper Hansen]], Danish footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ivan Mishyn]], Ukrainian race car driver
*  1985   &ndash; [[Kory Sheets]], American football player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Jalmar Sjöberg]], Swedish wrestler
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Andreas Dober]], Austrian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[James King (Scottish rugby union player)|James King]], Scottish rugby player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Paulo Machado]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Nordin Amrabat]], Dutch footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Hugo Ayala]], Mexican footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Amaury Bischoff]], Portuguese footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Humpy Koneru]], Indian chess player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kirill Starkov]], Danish ice hockey player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Nelli Zhiganshina]], Russian figure skater
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Thomas De Corte]], Belgian footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Conrad Sewell]], Australian singer and songwriter
*  1988   &ndash; [[Dorin Dickerson]], American football player
*  1988   &ndash; [[DeAndre Liggins]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=DeAndre Liggins |url=https://gleague.nba.com/player/deandre-liggins/ |website=NBA G League |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Louis van der Westhuizen]], Namibian cricketer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Alberto Martín Romo García Adámez]], Spanish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Nejc Vidmar]], Slovenian footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Liu Zige]], Chinese swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Zige LIU - Olympic Swimming &#124; 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}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[George Iloka]], American football player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Lyra McKee]], Irish journalist (d. 2019)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Sandra Roma]], Swedish tennis player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Milan Milanović]], Serbian footballer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Rodney Sneijder]], Dutch footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Stijn de Looijer]], Dutch footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Adam Zampa]], Australian cricketer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Mikael Ishak]], Swedish footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Samira Asghari]], Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Tyler Wright (surfer)|Tyler Wright]], Australian surfer
*  1994   &ndash; [[Mads Würtz Schmidt]], Danish road cyclist<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Fiona Brown (footballer)|Fiona Brown]], footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiona Brown &#124; Scotland &#124; Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=117030&lid=2 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Liza Koshy]], American actress, comedian, and television host<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Jakob Chychrun]], American-born Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Japhet Tanganga]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=107028|title=Japhet Tanganga|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Brooke Scullion]], Irish Singer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Jens Odgaard]], Danish professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Denys Strekalin]], Ukrainian-born [[pair skater]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Denys Strekalin &#124; Patinage Magazine |url=https://patinagemagazine.com/en/iceskaters/denys-strekalin |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=patinagemagazine.com}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Adam Chrzanowski]], Polish professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Santiago Chocobares]], Argentine rugby union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Santiago Chocobares |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/argentina/rugby/player/299303.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ESPN scrum}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Ballou Tabla]], Canadian professional soccer player<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Elžbieta Kropa]], Lithuanian [[figure skater]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Edon Zhegrova]], professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Shiann Salmon]], Jamaican track and field athlete<ref>{{cite web |title=Shiann SALMON &#124; Profile &#124; World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/jamaica/shiann-salmon-14574022 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Ben Williams (footballer, born 1999)|Ben Williams]], Welsh professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Luca Pizzul]], Italian professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Sander Raieste]], Estonian professional basketball player<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Jonas Røndbjerg]], Danish ice hockey player<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Adele Tan]], Singaporean [[Shooting sport|sports shooter]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Adele Tan Olympics 2021 &#124; 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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Nuno Pina]], Portuguese football player<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Tereza Jančová]], Slovakian skier<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Maren Lutz]], German female [[Canoeing|canoeist]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Shehana Vithana]], Sri Lankan-Australian professional squash player<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Providence Cowdrill]],  English cricketer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Ricardo Felipe]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  1999   &ndash; [[Dimitris Dalakouras]], Greek professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Samson Baidoo]], Austrian professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  2004   &ndash; [[Mateo Sanabria]], Argentine professional footballer<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*  2004   &ndash; [[Alex Luna (footballer)|Alex Luna]], Argentine professional footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Luna |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alex-luna/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=worldfootball.net}}</ref> 
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Reed Baker-Whiting]], American professional footballer<ref>{{cite web |last=FC |first=Seattle Sounders |title=Sounders FC signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting &#124; 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}}</ref> 
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==Deaths==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[32 BC]] &ndash; [[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], Roman nobleman of the [[Equestrian order]] (b. 109 BC)
* [[528]] &ndash; [[Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei|Xiaoming]], emperor of Northern Wei (b. 510)
* [[963]] &ndash; [[Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad]], Saffarid emir (b. 906)
*[[1241]] &ndash; [[Pousa, son of Sólyom|Pousa]], [[voivode of Transylvania]]
*[[1251]] &ndash; [[William of Modena]], Italian bishop and diplomat
*[[1340]] &ndash; [[Ivan I of Moscow]], Russian Grand Duke (b. 1288)
*[[1342]] &ndash; [[Dionigi di Borgo San Sepolcro]], Italian [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] friar
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Isidore II of Constantinople]], patriarch of Constantinople
*[[1491]] &ndash; [[Bonaventura Tornielli]], Italian Roman Catholic priest (b. 1411)
*[[1547]] &ndash; [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], French king (b. 1494)<ref>{{cite web |title=Francis I &#124; king of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-I-king-of-France |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse]] (b. 1504)
===1601–1900===
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Philip III of Spain|Philip III]], Spanish king (b. 1578)
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Gonzalo Méndez de Canço]], Royal Governor of La Florida (b. 1554)
*[[1631]] &ndash; [[John Donne]], English lawyer and poet (b. 1572)
*[[1671]] &ndash; [[Anne Hyde]], wife of [[James II of England]] (b. 1637)
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon]], English soldier and politician, 14th [[List of colonial governors of New York|Colonial Governor of New York]] (b. 1661)
*[[1741]] &ndash; [[Pieter Burman the Elder]], Dutch scholar and author (b. 1668)
*[[1751]] &ndash; [[Frederick, Prince of Wales]], Hanoverian-born heir to the British throne (b. 1707){{CN|date=May 2024}}
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Olaudah Equiano]], Nigerian merchant, author, and activist (b. 1745)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[John Constable]], English painter and educator (b. 1776)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[John C. Calhoun]], American lawyer and politician, 7th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1782)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Brontë]], English novelist and poet (b. 1816)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Antoine Augustin Cournot]], French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1801)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Henryk Wieniawski]], Polish violinist and composer (b. 1835)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Franz Abt]], German composer and conductor (b. 1819)
===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Galusha A. Grow]], American lawyer and politician, 28th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (b. 1823)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jean Moréas]], Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[J. P. Morgan]], American banker and financier (b. 1837)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Wyndham Halswelle]], English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Emil von Behring]], German physiologist and immunologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1854)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Abdul Hamid Madarshahi]], Bengali Islamic scholar and author (b. 1869)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[George Charles Haité]], English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Kang Youwei]], Chinese scholar and political reformer (b. 1858)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Schüler]], German politician, [[List of mayors of Marburg|Mayor of Marburg]] (b. 1836)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Knute Rockne]], American football player and coach (b. 1888)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Georges V. Matchabelli]], Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded [[Prince Matchabelli|Prince Matchabelli perfume]] (b. 1885)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Tsangaridis]], Greek general (b. 1887)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mineichi Koga]], Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Frank Findlay]], New Zealand banker and politician (b. 1884)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Hans Fischer]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1881)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Robert Natus]], Estonian architect (b. 1890)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Wallace H. White, Jr.]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1877)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Ralph DePalma]], Italian-American race car driver and actor (b. 1884)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Nellah Massey Bailey]], American politician and librarian (b. 1893)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Pyrros Spyromilios]], officer of the Greek Navy and director of the Greek Radio Orchestra (b. 1913)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Grover Lowdermilk]], American baseball player (b. 1885)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Semyon Timoshenko]], Soviet Commander during the [[Winter War]] and the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] of World War II (b. 1894)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Percy Alliss]], English golfer (b. 1897)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Paul Strand]], American photographer and director (b. 1890)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Astrid Allwyn]], American actress (b. 1905)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Charles Best (medical scientist)|Charles Best]], American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered [[Insulin]] (b. 1899)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Vladimír Holan]], Czech poet and author (b. 1905)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jesse Owens]], American sprinter and long jumper (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse OWENS - Olympic Athletics &#124; 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}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Enid Bagnold]], English author and playwright (b. 1889)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Christina Stead]], Australian author and academic (b. 1902)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Jerry Paris]], American actor and director (b. 1925)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[William McMahon]], Australian lawyer and politician, 20th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1908)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Theofylaktos Papakonstantinou]], Greek columnist, political and social analyst and historian (b. 1905)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greekhistoryrepository.gr/archive/item/5376?dv=1 | title=Item &#124; Project ΑΣΕλΊς }}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Brandon Lee]], American actor and martial artist (b. 1965)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Mitchell Parish]], Lithuanian-American songwriter (b. 1900)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Selena]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1971)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Dante Giacosa]], Italian automobile designer and engineer (b. 1905)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Lee Pierce]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Stephen Kalong Ningkan]], first Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Bella Abzug]], American lawyer, activist, and politician (b. 1920)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Tim Flock]], American race car driver (b. 1924)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Joel Ryce-Menuhin]], American pianist (b. 1933)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Yuri Knorozov]], Russian linguist and ethnographer (b. 1922)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gisèle Freund]], German-born French photographer and photojournalist (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gisèle Freund &#124; French photographer &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gisele-Freund |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Adrian Fisher (musician)|Adrian Fisher]], English [[guitarist]] and member of the band Toby (b. 1952)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[David Rocastle]], English footballer (b. 1967)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Clifford Shull]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1915)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Barry Took]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Moturu Udayam]], Indian activist and politician (b. 1924)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Carlos J. Gradin]], Argentine Archaeologist (b. 1913)<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter]], English-Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1907)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Anne Gwynne]], American actress (b. 1918)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2003   &ndash; [[Tommy Seebach]], Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1949)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Scott Helvenston]], American soldier (b. 1965)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Stanley J. Korsmeyer]], American oncologist and academic (b. 1951)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Justiniano Montano]], Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Frank Perdue]], American businessman (b. 1920)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jackie McLean]], American saxophonist and composer (b. 1931)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Paul Watzlawick]], Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1921)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Jules Dassin]], American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1911)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Bill Keightley]], American equipment manager (b. 1926)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Raúl Alfonsín]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th [[President of Argentina]] (b. 1927)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2009   &ndash; [[Choor Singh]], Indian-Singaporean lawyer and judge (b. 1911)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Jerald terHorst]], American journalist (b. 1922)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2010   &ndash; [[Roger Addison]], Welsh [[rugby union]] player (b. 1945)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Gil Clancy]], American boxer and trainer (b. 1922)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Alan Fitzgerald (satirist)|Alan Fitzgerald]], Australian journalist and author (b. 1935)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Mary Greyeyes]], the first [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] woman to join the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Oddvar Hansen]], Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1921)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Ishbel MacAskill]], Scottish singer and actress (b. 1941)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Henry Taub]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Judith Adams]], New Zealand-Australian nurse and politician (b. 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Dale R. Corson]], American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Bernard O. Gruenke]], American [[stained glass]] artist (b. 1914)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jerry Lynch]], American baseball player (b. 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Alberto Sughi]], Italian painter (b. 1928)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Halbert White]], American economist and academic (b. 1950)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Charles Amarin Brand]], French archbishop (b. 1920)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ernie Bridge]], Australian singer and politician (b. 1936)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bob Clarke (illustrator)|Bob Clarke]], American illustrator (b. 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ahmad Sayyed Javadi]], Iranian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Interior (Iran)|Iranian Minister of Interior]] (b. 1917)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Dmitri Uchaykin]], Russian ice hockey player (b. 1980)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Gonzalo Anes]], Spanish economist, historian, and academic (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Roger Somville]], Belgian painter (b. 1923)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Betty Churcher]], Australian painter, historian, and curator (b. 1931)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Cocoa Fujiwara]], Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1983)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Carlos Gaviria Díaz]], Colombian lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Dalibor Vesely]], Czech-English historian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Ronnie Corbett]], Scottish comedian, actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Hans-Dietrich Genscher]], German politician (b. 1927)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Zaha Hadid]], Iraqi-born English architect and academic, designed the [[Bridge Pavilion]] (b. 1950)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Imre Kertész]], Hungarian author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1929)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Denise Robertson]], British writer and television broadcaster (b. 1932)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Baker (artist)|Gilbert Baker]], American artist and LGBT rights activist (b. 1951)
*  2017   &ndash; [[James Rosenquist]], American artist (b. 1933)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Nick Newton]],  inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks (b. 1933)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Nipsey Hussle]], American rapper (b. 1985)<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Gita Ramjee]], Ugandan-South African scientist and researcher (b. 1956)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Ken Reitz]], American baseball player (b. 1951)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Muhammad Wakkas]], Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (b. 1952)<ref name=":3">{{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}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Shirley Burkovich]], former American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ([[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League|AAGPBL]]) player (b. 1933)
*  2022 &ndash; [[Patrick Demarchelier]], French fashion photographer (b. 1943)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Moana Jackson]],  New Zealand lawyer specialising in constitutional law (b. 1945)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2022 – [[Tullio Moneta]], Italian mercenary and actor (b. 1937)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Barbara Rush]], American actress (b. 1927)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  [[2025]] – [[Sian Barbara Allen]], American television actress (b. 1946)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2025 – [[Betty Webb (code breaker)|Betty Webb]], English code breaker (b. 1923)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Cesar Chavez Day]] ([[United States]])
* Christian [[feast day]]
** [[Abdas of Susa]]
** [[Acathius of Melitene]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
** [[Anesius]] and companions
** [[Saint Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr|Benjamin]]
** [[Saint Balbina|Balbina]]
** [[John Donne]] ([[Anglican Communion]], [[Lutheran]])
** [[March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Freedom Day (Malta)]]
* [[International Transgender Day of Visibility]]
* [[King Nangklao Memorial Day]] ([[Thailand]])
* [[Thomas Mundy Peterson Day]] ([[New Jersey]], United States)
* [[Transfer Day]] ([[United States Virgin Islands|US Virgin Islands]])
* [[World Backup Day]]

==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]]