Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  On March - 31 gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time   

1909  Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years on this day in history.   

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

1912  Wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter on March - 31.   

1913  John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 on March - 31.   

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

1914  On March - 31 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  Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas) on March - 31.   

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

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

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

1916  On this day in history dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

1916  On this day in history john Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1919  Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history 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 March - 31.   

1921  On March - 31 british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  Establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force on this day in history.   

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

1922  On this day in history prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam   

1922  KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions on March - 31.   

1922  Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange) on this day in history.   

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  London public transport strike ends on this day in history.   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on this day in history.   

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0250  On March - 31 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  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31.   

1499  On this day in history birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

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

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

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

1340  On this day in history ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on this day in history.   

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

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

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 March - 31.   

1631  On March - 31 john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)