1521
First Mass in the Philippines
Event · Southeast Asia
On this day
31 March
647 events in the atlas are dated to 31 March, from 966 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 647 events
- 966 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1864
Convention of Kanagawa
Treaty · East Asia
1879
bolívar
Event · South America · 1879 – 2008
1942
Indian Ocean raid
Battle
1991
Croatian War of Independence
War · Europe · 1991 – 1995
2020
2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone
Epidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 3 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 20 events- 1521First Mass in the PhilippinesEvent · Southeast Asia
- 17211721 papal conclaveElection · Europe
- 16481648 Van earthquakeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 1782Founding of VenturaFounding · North America
- 1528Founding of San Cristóbal de Las CasasFounding · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1504Treaty of LyonTreaty · Europe
- 1563Founding of Lagos de MorenoFounding · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1736Construction of Bellevue Hospital CenterConstruction · North America
- 1665Siege of PurandharSiege · South Asia
- 1556Founding of LopushankaFounding · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 28 events- 1879bolívarEvent · South America · 1879 – 2008
- 1864Convention of KanagawaTreaty · East Asia
- 1866Bombardment of ValparaisoEvent · South America
- 1891Anglo-Manipur WarWar · South Asia
- 1841Founding of New PlymouthFounding · Oceania
- 1899Capture of MalolosBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1865Battle of Dinwiddie Court HouseBattle · North America
- 1863Battle of SomersetBattle · North America
- 1854Construction of avenue FochConstruction · Europe
- 1875Founding of Berkeley TownshipFounding · North America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 379 events- 1991Croatian War of IndependenceWar · Europe · 1991 – 1995
- 1991Yugoslav WarsWar · Europe · 1991 – 2001
- 1942Indian Ocean raidBattle
- 19911991 Georgian independence referendumElection · Europe
- 1970Japan Airlines Flight 351Accident · East Asia
- 1922Hinterkaifeck murdersNatural disaster · Europe
- 1905First Moroccan CrisisEvent · North Africa · 1905 – 1906
- 1936Battle of MaychewBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1986Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940Accident · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1995TAROM Flight 371Accident · Europe
The 21st century
since 2001 · 217 events- 20202020 COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra LeoneEpidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20042004 Fallujah ambushBattle · Middle East
- 2023Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never EndsEvent
- 2016Kolkata flyover collapseNatural disaster · South Asia
- 20142014 Ebola virus epidemic in LiberiaEpidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in SomalilandEpidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 20262026 Crimea Antonov An-26 crashAccident · Europe
- 2011Third Battle of BregaBattle · North Africa
- 20202020 Artsakhian general electionElection · Middle East
- 20212021 Niger coup d'état attemptRebellion · Sub-Saharan Africa
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Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.