Historical Events In March - 31

1909  On this day in history gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time   

1909  On March - 31 baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years   

1909  Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily) on this day in history.   

1912  On March - 31 wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter   

1913  On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75   

1914  On this day in history canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia   

1914  Seventy-eight hunters die, many crippled by frostbite, in a two day long storm when their sealing steamer, the Newfoundland, fails to pick them up due to mistaken orders on this day in history.   

1914  The birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet on March - 31.   

1914  Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas) on this day in history.   

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

1915  Eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer on March - 31.   

1916  Dutch government ends all military engagements on March - 31.   

1916  Dutch govt ends all milt engagements on March - 31.   

1916  John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) on March - 31.   

1917  On March - 31 uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands   

1917  On March - 31 uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands   

1918  First daylight savings time in US goes into effect on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  Ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1919  On March - 31 strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

1920  On March - 31 british parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law   

1920  Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb) on this day in history.   

1921  Albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity on this day in history.   

1921  On March - 31 british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  Establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force on March - 31.   

1921  On March - 31 formation of Australian Air Force, which becomes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31aug1921   

1922  On March - 31 prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam   

1922  KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions on this day in history.   

1922  Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange) on March - 31.   

1923  French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die on March - 31.   

1923  1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 31 donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1924  On this day in history london public transport strike ends   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on March - 31.   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on this day in history.   

1360  On March - 31 birth of philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415)   

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  On this day in history birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

1519  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on March - 31.   

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

1536  On March - 31 birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  On March - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

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