Historical Events In March - 31

1844  On March - 31 andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)   

1847  On this day in history jarolslaw Zielinski, composer   

1848  John Henry Roberts, composer on March - 31.   

1849  Colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco on this day in history.   

1849  Col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF on March - 31.   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on March - 31.   

1850  On this day in history uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

1850  On March - 31 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  On this day in history treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

1854  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US   

1854  On March - 31 dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine)   

1854  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

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

1861  On this day in history confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River on this day in history.   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on March - 31.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA   

1865  Battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House) on this day in history.   

1865  General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) on March - 31.   

1866  On March - 31 the Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

1868  On March - 31 chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China   

1868  On this day in history karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist   

1870  Thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ) on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history 1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ)   

1872  On this day in history sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)   

1877  On this day in history british high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown   

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

1878  Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1878  Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on March - 31.   

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

1880  The First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN) on March - 31.   

1880  1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN) on this day in history.   

1880  On March - 31 henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44   

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

1360  On this day in history birth of philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415)   

1425  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31.   

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  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on this day in history.   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on this day in history.   

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on this day in history.   

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  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.