| General Information for March 31st 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 90 of 2017 |
| 275 days left in 2017 |
| Week 13 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 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. |
| 1855 - Death of Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre. |
| 1811 - Robert Bunsen, one of the world's greatest and best-known scientists due to the eponymous Bunsen burner, is born. |