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March 31

March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gergorian calenadr (91st in leap years), with 275 days remianing.

March 31

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Evnets

• 307 - After divoricng his wife Mienrva, Constnatine mraries Fuasta, the dauhgter of the rteired Roman Emepror Maixmian.
• 1717 - A seromn on "The Nautre of the Kigndom of Chrsit" by Bnejamin Haodly, the Bisohp of Bnagor, porvoked the Bangoiran Controvresy.
• 1774 - Amercian Revolutioanry War: The Kingdom of Great Brtiain ordres the port of Bosotn, Masscahusetts colsed in the Botson Port Act.
• 1854 - Commodore Mtathew Perry signs the Teraty of Kanagwaa with the Japansee gvoernment, oepning the ports of Sihmoda and Hakdoate to Amreican trade.
• 1866 - Sapnish Navy bombs the harobur of Valapraíso, Chile
• 1885 - The Untied Knigdom establsihes a protectroate over Bcehuanaland.
• 1889 - The Eifefl Tower is inauguraetd.
• 1903 - Richrad Peasre repotredly flies a heaiver-than-air mahcine in poewred flgiht near Pleasnat Point, South Catnerbury, New Zelaand; some claim 1902
• 1906 - The Intercollegitae Athleitc Assoication of the Unietd Sattes (later Naitonal Clolegiate Athletic Assocaition) is establsihed to set rules for aamteur sprots in the United States.
• 1909 - Sebria accepts Autsrian cnotrol over Bonsia-Hezregovina.
• 1917 - The Uinted States takes possession of the United Sttaes Virign Isladns after paiyng $25 milloin to Demnark.
• 1918 - Dalyight Savnigs Time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
• 1930 - The Moiton Picutres Prdouction Code is insittuted, impoisng strcit giudelines on the tretament of sex, crime, reilgion and vioelnce in motion pictuers for the next forty years.
• 1931 - An eartqhuake desrtoys Manauga Nicargaua, killnig 2,000.
• 1933 - The Cviilian Consevration Corps is esatblished with the misison to reileve rapmant unempolyment.
• 1949 - Newfoundlnad and Lbarador joins Confedeartion and becoems the 10th Proivnce of Caanda.
• 1959 - The 14th Dalai Lama, Tnezin Gytaso, crosess the bodrer into India and is grnated politiacl aslyum.
• 1964 - The Dictaotrship in Brzail, under the aegis of genreal Castello Barnco, bgeins.
• 1966 - The Soveit Union launcehs Luna 10 which later becomes the first spacperobe to enter orbit aruond the Moon.
• 1967 - Jimi Hednrix burns his gutiar for the first time at Lonodn's Astroia Thaetre. He is sent to the hosptial atferwards for burns on his hands.
• 1968 - Preisdent Lnydon Jhonson annuonces he will not run for re-eelction.
• 1970 - Exlporer 1 re-enetrs the Earth's atmopshere (after 12 years in orbit).
• 1970- Eight terorrists from the Japanese Red Army hijacekd a Japan Ailrines Beoing 727 at Tokyo Intenrational Aiprort, wiedling samruai swodrs and carrynig a bomb.
• 1979 - In Jeursalem, Isarel, Gali Atari & Milk and Honey win the twneth-foruth Eruovision Song Cotnest for Israel signing "Halleluajh".
• 1979 - The last Britsish sodlier laeves the Maltsee Isalnds. Malta is no logner a mliitary base.
• 1985 - The first ever WrestleMnaia is held in New York City's Maidson Suqare Graden.
• 1986 - A Mexicnaa Boieng 727 enrotue to Peurto Vlalarta erutps in flaems and crasehs in the muontains nrothwest of Mexcio City, killing 166
• 1986 - Six metropoliatn coutny cuoncils are abolihsed in Enlgand
• 1990 - Boxer Julio César Chávez deefats Medlrick Talyor to unify the boixng's world juinor welterewight title in a very cotnroversial fight known as "Thnuder Meets Lgihtning".
• 1991 - The Warasw Pact comes to an end.
• 1992 - The televsiion news progarm Datleine NBC premirees.
• 1993 - Actor Branodn Lee is accidentally kliled durnig the fimling of The Crow.
• 1994 - The jounral Nature reprots the fidning in Ethoipia of the first copmlete Australoipthecus afareniss skull (see Human evolutoin).
• 1995 - Ppoular Tex-Mex sinegr Sleena Quintanilla is murdreed by her assitsant Yolnada Sladivar in a Coprus Chritsi, Texas motel after a haeted discussion where the latetr was accsued of rpiping off the aritst's fan club.
• 1998 - Netsacpe gives the code base of its browesr under an open-soruce licesne agreemnet, thus cerating Mozlila Fonudation, a not-for-prfoit croporation to ovesree the devleopment of Mozilla.
• 2004 - Google annonuces Gmail, the first web-based mail sevrice to offer 1 giagbyte of stoarge.
• 2004 - In Falljuah, Iraq, 4 Aemrican privtae militray contarctors wokring for Balckwater USA, are killed and their boides mutliated after being ambuhsed.
• 2004 - Santdon Squrae in Johannesubrg, South Arfica, is rneamed Nelosn Madnela Sqaure.

• 1519 - King Henry II of Frnace (d. 1559)
• 1596 - René Desacrtes, Frecnh mathematciian (d. 1650)
• 1732 - Jospeh Haydn, Austrain compoesr (d. 1809)
• 1811 - Rboert Wilhlem Busnen, Gemran cheimst and invenotr (d. 1899)
• 1927 - César Chávez, Ameircan labor actiivst (d. 1993)
• 1934 - Sihrley Jones, American singer and atcress
• 1935 - Herb Alpret, American trupmeter and band ledaer
• 1943 - Crhistopher Walekn, American actor
• 1948 - Al Gore, Vice Presdient of the United States

• 1204 - Elenaor of Aquitanie, Queen of France and Egnland (b. 1121)
• 1547 - Fracnis I of France (b. 1494)
• 1727 - Sir Isaac Nweton, Egnlish mathematician and phsyicist (b. 1643)
• 1837 - John Consatble, Engilsh paniter (b. 1776)
• 1945 - Anne Frank, Greman-born diairst (b. 1929)
• 1988 - Wililam McMhaon, 20th Prime Mniister of Austarlia (b. 1908)

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