What happened on Tuesday March 31, 1987?

About March 31st, 1987, in brief:

  • Historical events: In a thrilling finale of the 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Syracuse Orangemen in a nail-biting match with a final score of 74-73. The game was a testament to the skill, determination, and competitive spirit of college basketball during the late 1980s.
  • Day of the week: March 31st, 1987 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
  • #1 UK song: Everything I Own by Boy George
  • Popular movie: Blind Dating directed by James Keach

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March 31, 1987: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 31, 1987:

  • Indiana Wins NCAA Men's Basketball Championship In a thrilling finale of the 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Syracuse Orangemen in a nail-biting match with a final score of 74-73. The game was a testament to the skill, determination, and competitive spirit of college basketball during the late 1980s.
  • Starship's 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' Tops US Charts The power ballad 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' by the rock band Starship reached the number one position on the US Billboard charts. The song, which was featured in the popular movie 'Mannequin', became a significant hit of the 1980s pop music scene.
  • Boy George's 'Everything I Own' Tops UK Charts Boy George, known for his distinctive style and music with Culture Club, reached the number one spot on the UK charts with his cover of 'Everything I Own', originally by Bread. This achievement highlighted Boy George's continued musical success in the late 1980s.

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March 31, 1987: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 31, 1987?


March 31, 1987 was a Tuesday and it was the 90th day of the year 1987 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 31, 1987 can also be written as 3/31/1987 in the US and as 31/3/1987 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 31, 1987?


Famous people born on March 31, 1987:

  • Georg Listing

    Bassist of the popular German rock band Tokio Hotel, known for their international success in the late 2000s.

  • Nordin Amrabat

    Dutch professional footballer who has played for national team and various clubs including Watford and Galatasaray.

  • Koneru Humpy
  • Yue Wang
  • Vojislava Lukić

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March 31, 1987: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 31, 1987 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week March 30th and April 5th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 31, 1987: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 31, 1987 was Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship, according to the music chart for the week March 30th and April 5th.

  1. - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now youtube
  2. - Lean On Me youtube
  3. - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight youtube
  4. - Let's Wait Awhile youtube
  5. - Come Go With Me youtube

March 31, 1987: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 31, 1987 was Everything I Own by Boy George, according to the music chart for the week March 30th and April 5th.

  1. - Everything I Own youtube
  2. - Respectable youtube
  3. - Stand By Me youtube
  4. - I Get The Sweetest Feeling youtube
  5. - Live It Up youtube

March 31, 1987: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 31, 1987 was Looking For A New Love by Jody Watley, according to the music chart for the week March 30th and April 5th.

  1. - Looking For A New Love youtube
  2. - Lean On Me youtube
  3. - Sign 'O' The Times
  4. - Stone Love
  5. - Keep Your Eye On Me
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March 31, 1987: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 31st is Aries.

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Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 31, 1987: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 31, 1987 is Rabbit and the associated element is Fire.

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March 31, 1987: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 31, 1987 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 31, 1987 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 31, 1987 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 13% full, rising at 06:35 am and setting at 10:07 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 15, 1987 while the next full moon would come on Apr 14, 1987.

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How old is someone born on March 31, 1987?


Someone born on March 31, 1987 is:

38 years 1 month old,

or 457 months and 14 days old,

or 1989 weeks and 1 day old,

or 13924 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 31, 1987?

There are 321 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday March 31st 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 31, 1987?

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