Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on March 31
15 holidays and special days are celebrated on March 31 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Cesar Chavez Day (California, Washington (state))Cesar Chavez Day is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez, a cofounder and president of the United Farm Worke
Christian feast day
Abdas of SusaAbdas, was bishop of Susa in Iran. Socrates of Constantinople calls him "bishop of Persia". He was executed under the orders of shah Yazdegerd I after refusing to rebuild a Zoroastrian fire temple that he had destroyed.- Christian feast day Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church)Saint Acathius was bishop of Melitene in the third century, although he is occasionally given as bishop of Antioch. Melitene was the capital of the Roman Province of Second Armenia.
- Christian feast day Anesius and companions Anesius is one of several Christian martyrs in Africa commemorated as saints on March 31. The Martyrologium Romanum mentions Anesius, Theodulus, and Cornelia. All mentioned saints were canonized pre-congregation. Other sources, including Commentarium Historic
Christian feast day
BenjaminBenjamin was a deacon martyred around 424 in Persia. Benjamin was executed during a period of persecution of Christians that lasted forty years and through the reign of two Persian kings: Isdegerd I, who died in 421, and his son and successor, Varanes V. Varan
Christian feast day
BalbinaThe mythical Balbina of Rome, sometimes called Saint Balbina and Balbina the Virgin has been venerated as a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. As is made clear in the Catholic Encyclopaedia, it seems what follows has been nothing more than fable, 
Christian feast day
John Donne (Anglican Communion, Lutheran)John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminen
Christian feast day
Natalia TułasiewiczNatalia Tułasiewicz was a Polish teacher in Poznań, Second Polish Republic, and a leader in the Catholic lay apostolate. A member of the Polish Underground State, she was murdered in a gas chamber at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Tułasiewicz was beatifie
Christian feast day
March 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)March 30 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 1
Freedom Day (Malta)Freedom Day is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on 31 March. This is the anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops and the Royal Navy from Malta in 1979. On taking power in 1971, the Labour Government indicated it wanted to re-negotiate the
International Transgender Day of VisibilityInternational Transgender Day of Visibility, often simply Trans Day of Visibility or TDOV, is an annual event dedicated to celebrating transgender people, raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people, and acknowledging their contributions to- King Nangklao Memorial Day (Thailand) Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non
Thomas Mundy Peterson Day (New Jersey, United States)Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has been claimed to be the first African American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Transfer Day (US Virgin Islands)Transfer Day is a holiday celebrated in the U.S. Virgin Islands on March 31. It marks the transfer of the islands from Denmark to the United States that took place in 1917. The islands were initially held by various European countries, and were under the sole 
World Backup DayWorld Backup Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually by the backup industry and tech industry all over the world on March 31. It highlights the importance of protecting data and keeping systems and computers secure.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on March 31?
15 observances are celebrated on March 31 around the world: Cesar Chavez Day (California, Washington (state)), Christian feast day Abdas of Susa, Christian feast day Acathius of Melitene (Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day Anesius and companions, Christian feast day Benjamin, Christian feast day Balbina. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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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