On this day: 31 March

Selected events and births on 31 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1174 – A conspiracy against Saladin, aiming to restore the Fatimid Caliphate, was revealed in Cairo. Read more: Pro-Fatimid conspiracy against Saladin Saladin Fatimid Caliphate
• 1492 – Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile sign the Alhambra Decree, ordering all Jews to convert to Christianity or be expelled from the country. Read more: Ferdinand II of Aragon Isabella I of Castile Alhambra Decree
• 1910 – Six English towns amalgamated to form a single county borough called Stoke-on-Trent, the first union of its type. Read more: Federation of Stoke-on-Trent County borough Stoke-on-Trent
• 1930 – To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code. Read more: Cinema of the United States Hays Code
• 1959 – After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India. Read more: Dalai Lama's escape from China 14th Dalai Lama Tawang Monastery
• 2004 – The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests. Read more: Old National Library Building Fort Canning Tunnel
• 2018 – Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution. Read more: Gyumri 2018 Armenian Revolution

Born on this day

• 1934 – Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Carlo Rubbia Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1947 – César Gaviria, Colombian economist and politician, 36th President of Colombia Read more: César Gaviria President of Colombia
• 1948 – Al Gore, American soldier and politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Al Gore Vice President of the United States Nobel Peace Prize
• 1948 – Gary Doer, Canadian politician and diplomat, 20th Premier of Manitoba Read more: Gary Doer Premier of Manitoba
• 1957 – Alan Duncan, English businessman and politician, former Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Read more: Alan Duncan Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
• 1970 – Alenka Bratušek, Slovenian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Slovenia Read more: Alenka Bratušek Prime Minister of Slovenia
• 1972 – Evan Williams, American businessman, co-founded Twitter and Pyra Labs Read more: Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) X (social network) Pyra Labs
• 1999 – Denys Strekalin, Ukrainian-born pair skater Read more: Denys Strekalin Pair skating
• 1999 – Elžbieta Kropa, Lithuanian figure skater Read more: Elžbieta Kropa Figure skating
• 1999 – Maren Lutz, German female canoeist Read more: Maren Lutz Canoe
• 2004 – Samson Baidoo, Austrian professional footballer Read more: Samson Baidoo
• 2005 – Reed Baker-Whiting, American professional footballer Read more: Reed Baker-Whiting

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