This day in History - March 31

393 Historic Events for March 31
1996 Death Jeffrey Lee Pierce, musician, dies at 37
1996 Event "Getting Away With Murder" closes at Broadhurst NYC after 17 perfs
1996 Death Dario Bellezza, poet, dies at 51
1996 Event Wrestlemania XII - Shawn Michaels beats Brett Hart for WWF title
1996 Event Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands
1996 Death Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer, dies at 91
1996 Event Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy
1996 Event "Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 66 perfs
1996 Event 25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan
1996 Event Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast
1996 Event 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tenn beats Georgia 83-65
1997 Death Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76
1997 Death Laxmishankar Pathak, food retailer, dies at 62
1997 Event Pioneer 10, ends its mission
1997 Event "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
1997 Event 59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT)
1998 Event Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers
2002 Event 21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Antonio