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Best known
Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Amir of the Saffarid dynasty from 923 to 963
William of Modena
Italian clergyman (c. 1184–1251)
Francis I of France
King of France from 1515 to 1547
Philip I of Hesse
Landgrave of Hesse
Philip III of Spain
King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621
John Donne
English poet and cleric
Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad — Amir of the Saffarid dynasty from 923 to 963, who died on March 31 963.
William of Modena — Italian clergyman (c. 1184–1251), who died on March 31 1251.
Francis I of France — King of France from 1515 to 1547, who died on March 31 1547.
Philip I of Hesse — Landgrave of Hesse, who died on March 31 1567.
Philip III of Spain — King of Spain and Portugal from 1598 to 1621, who died on March 31 1621.
John Donne — English poet and cleric, who died on March 31 1631.
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- 1931
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- 1945
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- 1968
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- 1993
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- 2002
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- 2003
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- 2005
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- 2009
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- 2011
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- 2012
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- 2012
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- 2013
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- 2014
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- 2015
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- 2016
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- 2016
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- 2021
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Who died on March 31?
132 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 31, including Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, William of Modena, Francis I of France. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on March 31?
58 documented historical events happened on March 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon to a crowd at a council in Vézelay, with King Louis VII in attendance, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. On the same day, in another year: A conspiracy against Saladin, aiming to restore the Fatimid Caliphate, was revealed in Cairo. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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