Historical Events
- "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
- 59th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Arizona beats Kentucky, 84-79 (OT); Wildcats' first title in first title game
- NASA's Pioneer 10 ends its mission
- West Indies cricketers win 3rd Test at Bridgetown, Barbados by 38 runs after setting India a modest 120 run target; tourists dismissed for 81 in Brian Lara's debut as Windies' captain
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Cunningham, American composer, dies at 68
- Edwin Alberian, TV celebrity (Clarabell), dies at 76
- Laxmishankar Pathak, food retailer, dies at 62
1997 Highlights
About March 31, 1997
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 24 years, 4 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Holidays: Easter Monday (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom)
Generation Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aries