This is our day guide for Thursday March 31st 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on March 31st 2016
Malta: Freedom Day
Commemorated on the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta in 1979Public sector only
USA (regional): Cesar Chavez Day
Honors Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for March 31st 2016 | |
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| 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 | |
| 1993 - The US actor Brandon Lee dies on set while filming The Crow (born 1965). | |
| 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. | |
| 1949 - The Dominion of Newfoundland becomes the 10th province of Canada. | |
| 1811 - Robert Bunsen, one of the world's greatest and best-known scientists due to the eponymous Bunsen burner, is born. |
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