March 31, 1961 (Friday)
- The last train ran on Ireland's Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway.
- Died: The Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, 86, leader of Iran's Shiite Muslims. His death led the way to the ascension of the 58 year old AyatollahRuhollah Khomeini, who in 1979 would become the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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“This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.”
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