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Historical Events on March 31

25 significant historical events occurred on March 31. March 31 is linked to eight notable historical events including treaties, crimes, wars, and cultural milestones. On this date, the 1854 Convention of Kanagawa treaty was signed. Other events include the notorious 1922 Hinterkaifeck murders in Germany and a key development in the Chinese Civil War in 1946. Later cultural events on March 31 include the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 and the first WrestleMania event in 1985.

Total Events
25
Time Span
12012024
Categories
4
Top Category
war
14 events

21 famous birthdays on March 31

Including Al Gore, René Descartes, Zviad Gamsakhurdia

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
13th C.21st C.

13th Century

1 event
war

1201 in which the Bulgarians captured the city from the Byzantines

15th Century

1 event
war

1442 battle during the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

18th Century

2 events
disaster

Earthquake and tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean

war

1800 minor naval engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars

19th Century

5 events
war

1814 battle between French and Saxon troops during the War of the Sixth Coalition

war

Battle of the Polish November Uprising

war

1863 battle of the American Civil War in Kentucky

war

1899 battle of the Philippine-American War

war

Battle of the Second Boer War (31st March 1900)

20th Century

8 events
war

Third Battle of Topolobampo

general

Hinterkaifeck murders — 1922 murders in Germany

war

1930 battle in Ethiopia

war

Chinese Civil War — 1927–1949 civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in China

general

1953 death and funeral of the United Kingdom's queen mother

war

53rd Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1980

general

WrestleMania I — WWF's 1985 WrestleMania pay-per-view

politics

Series of riots in British towns and cities during protests against the Community Charge

21st Century

8 events
general

2002 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002

war

2004 An attack on Blackwater contractors.

general

2014 terrorist incident in Nigeria

disaster

Disaster in Kolkata which occurred on 31 March 2016

general

2019 Bahrain Grand Prix — Second round of the 2019 Formula One season

politics

2019 Ukrainian presidential election — presidential election held in Ukraine

politics

2023 Ring of Honor pay-per-view event

war

2024 battle in Burkina Faso

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