Famous Deaths In March - 31

1074  On this day in history death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on March - 31.   

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on March - 31.   

1547  On March - 31 death of francis I of France (b. 1494)   

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on this day in history.   

1621  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 31.   

1656  On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64   

1671  Death of Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

1703  On March - 31 death of johann Christoph Bach, German composer (b. 1642)   

1722  On this day in history campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62   

1723  On March - 31 death of edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British-born American statesman (b. 1661)   

1727  On March - 31 isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84   

1741  Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1837  John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60 on March - 31.   

1850  On this day in history john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1855  On March - 31 charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38   

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1880  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44 on March - 31.   

1881  Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1884  Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1885  On March - 31 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies   

1886  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57   

1892  Adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1898  Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on March - 31.   

1900  Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies on March - 31.   

1901  John Stainer, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 31 john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75   

1914  On March - 31 ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42   

1915  On this day in history death of wyndham Halswelle, Scottish athlete (b. 1882)   

1927  Death of Borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. 1875) on March - 31.   

1928  Gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1931  Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43 on this day in history.   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on March - 31.   

1360  Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415) was born on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)   

1499  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) was born on March - 31.   

1504  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on March - 31.   

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.