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March 31:

Book releases
 * 1987 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes Side Stories volume 2, by Yoshiki Tanaka
 * 1988 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes Side Stories volume 3, by Yoshiki Tanaka

Film releases
 * 1999 - The Matrix, an American science fiction-action film directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski
 * 2006 - Slither, a comedy horror film

Television series
 * 1968 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, an American science fiction television series based on the 1961 film of the same name, finishes airing on ABC
 * 1987 - Max Headroom, a short-lived but ground-breaking British produced science fiction television series, begins airing on ABC
 * 2001 - Spider-Man Unlimited, an animated series, finishes airing on Fox Kids

Births
 * 1917 - Juntree Siriboonrod (d. 1968), a Thai novelist regarded as the "father of Thai science fiction"
 * 1927 - William Daniels, an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild (1999 to 2001) known for playing the voice of KITT in Knight Rider
 * 1932 - John Jakes, an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, westerns, and historical fiction
 * 1936 - Marge Piercy, an American poet, novelist, and social activist
 * 1941 - Franco Bonvicini (d. 1995), an Italian comic book artist and creator of the science fiction series, Cronache del dopobomba ("After the Bomb Chronicles")
 * 1965 - Steven T. Seagle, an American writer who works in the comic book, television, film, live theater, video game, and animation industries
 * 1971 - Craig McCracken, an American animator and creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends