What Happened on March 31, 1991

Historical Events

  • 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia, 70-67; first overtime win in the NCAA's 10-year history
  • Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years
  • Danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union

Golf Major

Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Amy Alcott breaks her own scoring record to win her 3rd DS by 8 strokes over Dottie Pepper; her 5th major title, and 29th & final LPGA Tour win

PGA Players Championship

PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Australian Steve Elkington birdies final hole to win by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller

  • Soviet Rep of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves

Sports History

St. Louis Blues' future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Brett Hull scores his 86th goal of the season in a 2-1 win over Minnesota North Stars; 3rd best total in NHL history

  • The Establishment of Islamic Constitutional Movement - Hadas in Kuwait.
1991 History

Famous Weddings

Janet Jackson

American actress-singer Janet Jackson (25) weds Mexican dancer and music video director René Elizondo Jr. (28); divorce in 2003

Famous Deaths

  • John Carter, American jazz clarinetist (Roots & Folklore), dies at 61
1991 Highlights

About March 31, 1991

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 32 years, 11 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Coming Out Of The Dark - Gloria Estefan
  • UK #1 Song: The One and Only - Chesney Hawkes