Historical Events In March - 31

1717  On this day in history a sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy.   

1717  Florian Wrastill, composer on March - 31.   

1722  On March - 31 campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62   

1723  On March - 31 frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66)   

1727  Isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84 on March - 31.   

1732  The birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets on this day in history.   

1732  On March - 31 franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung)   

1741  Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72 on March - 31.   

1745  On March - 31 jews are expelled from Prague   

1747  Johann A P Schulz, German composer on this day in history.   

1776  On March - 31 abigail Adams wrote her famous "Remember the ladies" letter to her husband, John, urging him to include women as he helped construct the US Constitution. He didn't.   

1791  On March - 31 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer   

1796  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

1808  On March - 31 french created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names   

1809  Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) on this day in history.   

1811  The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner on March - 31.   

1811  On March - 31 robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

1814  On this day in history forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris France   

1814  On this day in history forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris   

1822  On March - 31 the massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, depicted by the French artist Eugène Delacroix.   

1822  Rafael Hernando, composer on March - 31.   

1831  On March - 31 mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends   

1831  On this day in history québec and Montréal incorporated   

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on March - 31.   

1835  John La Farge, US painter on March - 31.   

1837  Death of English landscape painter John Constable on March - 31.   

1837  Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA on March - 31.   

1837  On this day in history john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60   

1838  On March - 31 leon Dierx, French poet   

1839  On March - 31 nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

1840  John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on March - 31.   

1841  On this day in history first performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B   

1841  On this day in history 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B   

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0250  On this day in history birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)   

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 this day in history.   

1504  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on March - 31.   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

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

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on March - 31.   

1340  On March - 31 ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

1389  On this day in history death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

1547  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

1578  On this day in history death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered   

1621  On March - 31 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.