International observance days, weeks, and months for March 31, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
March 31, 2027 celebrates International Transgender Day Of Visibility, plus 1 more. International Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st raises awareness about transgender rights. The day also recognizes the accomplishments of transgender and non-binary people and highlights the work that still needs to be done to achieve equality.
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World Backup Day on March 31st reminds us to protect our precious digital documents as we've become more reliant on technology.
Read the full story →Events that occurred on March 31 throughout history
Charles Dickens publishes the first issue of the Pickwick Papers.
Electric lights illuminate Wabash, Indiana. Electricians install four of Charles F. Brush's 3,000 candlepower lamps atop the courthouse. Once lit they cast a brilliant glow across the city. Because of this, Wabash lays claim to being the first in the world to be entirely lit with electric light. However, historians find the use of the word "first" to lack authenticity or accuracy.
The first daylight saving time begins in the United States. This is where the madness started.
Oklahoma! opens on Broadway. The Rogers and Hammerstein production would run for five years and although it won no awards (none existed at the time) the show was a critical and popular success.