| General Information for March 31st 2016 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 91 of 2016 |
| 275 days left in 2016 |
| Week 13 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1997 - The pre-school children's series Teletubbies is transmitted for the first time. |
| 1993 - The US actor Brandon Lee dies on set while filming The Crow (born 1965). |
| 1984 - Marvin Gaye, the Prince of soul, is shot at by his own father and dies instantly. |
| 1981 - At the 53rd Academy Awards, ordinary People won four Oscars, including one for Best Film and one for Best Director, which went to actor Robert Redford in his directorial debut. Best Actor went to Robert De Niro for Raging Bull. |