ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 31

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ MARCH 31

 

 

 

1916 - Lucille Bliss, American voice actress, (Disney’s, 101 Dalmatians and Cinderella as the voice of Anastasia). (d. 2012) is born
1917 - US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands
1918 - 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect
1922 - Richard Kiley, Chicago, actor (Man of La Mancha, Endless Love) is born
1923 - 1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs
1928 - Lefty Frizzell, singer songwriter (d. 1975) is born
1929 - Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, American fashion designer, entrepreneur and founder of Liz Claiborne Inc (d. 2007) is born
1930 - The Motion Pictures Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film for the next thirty eight years.
1931 - Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43 (b.1888)
1932 - Ford publicly unveils its V-8 engine
1933 - Shirley Jones, Smithton Pa, actress (Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry) is born
1935 - Herb Alpert, bandleader/trumpeteer (Tijuana Brass)/CEO (A & M) is born
1935 - Richard Chamberlain, Beverly Hills California, actor (Dr Kildare) is born
1938 - Nathaniel Taylor, St Louis Mo, actor (Rollo-Sanford & Sons) is born
1943 - Christopher Walken, Astoria Queens, actor (Deer Hunter, Brainstorm) is born
1943 - "Oklahoma!" by Rodgers and Hammerstein debuts on Broadway. The original title was "Away We Go".
 1944 - Rod Allen, [B Rodney Bainbridge] rock bassist/vocalist (Fortunes) is born
 1944 - Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars
1945 - Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in NYC
1945 - US artillery lands on Keise Shima/begins firing on Okinawa
1946 - Gabe Kaplan, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Welcome Back Kotter) is born
1948 - Rhea Perlman, Brooklyn, actress (Zena-Taxi, Carla-Cheers) is born
1949 - Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province
1951 - US tanks exceed 38° of latitude in Korea
1951 - Ed Marinaro, NYC, actor (Joe-Hill St Blues, Sonny-Laverne & Shirley) is born
1953 - Department of Health, Education & Welfare established
1953 - Sean Hopper, California, rock keyboardist (Huey Lewis & The News) is born
1955 - Angus Young, Glascow Scotland, rock guitarist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) is born
1958 - US Navy forms atomic sub division
1958 - Pat McGlynn, Edinburgh, rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers) is born
1958 - Tony Cox, American actor, is born
1958 - Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" is released
1959 - Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India
1963 - LA ends streetcar service after 90 years
1965 - US ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam
1967 - 1967 - Jimi Hendrix begins his first British tour with Cat Stevens.
1968 - LBJ announces he will not seek re-election
1972 - Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down
1973 - Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
1980 - President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
1980 – Jesse Owens dies (b. 1913)
1982 - Rock group Doobie Brothers split up
1983 - Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother," premieres in NYC
1985 - 15th Easter Seal Telethon raises $27,400,000
1986 - Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79
1986 - Jerry Paris, director/actor (Jerry-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60
1986 - O'Kelly Isley, US, singer (Isley Brothers), dies of heart attack at 48
1990 - "Carol & Company" starring Carol Burnette premieres on NBC-TV
1991 - Danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix Az
1991 - Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in NYC
1993 - Brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28
1994 - James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girl Tina Sinatra
1995 - Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24