Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time on this day in history.   

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

1909  On this day in history pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

1912  Wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1913  On March - 31 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  On this day in history 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.   

1914  On this day in history the birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet   

1914  On March - 31 octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas)   

1914  Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1915  On March - 31 eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  Dutch government ends all military engagements on this day in history.   

1916  Dutch govt ends all milt engagements on this day in history.   

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

1917  US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history 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  1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect on March - 31.   

1918  On March - 31 ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)   

1919  On March - 31 strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

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

1920  On March - 31 marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)   

1921  On March - 31 albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity   

1921  On March - 31 british coal miners goes on strike   

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

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

1922  Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam on March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

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

1924  London public transport strike ends on March - 31.   

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

1425  On March - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on March - 31.   

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

1547  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on March - 31.   

1567  On March - 31 philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

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

1621  On this day in history felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

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