Historical Events In March - 31

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

1909  On this day in history baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years   

1909  Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily) on March - 31.   

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

1913  John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1914  On March - 31 canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia   

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 March - 31 the birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet   

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

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

1915  Eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer on March - 31.   

1916  On March - 31 dutch government ends all military engagements   

1916  On March - 31 dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

1916  John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) on this day in history.   

1917  US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands on March - 31.   

1917  On this day in history uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands   

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

1918  1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect on March - 31.   

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

1919  Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann on March - 31.   

1920  British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law on this day in history.   

1920  Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb) on March - 31.   

1921  On this day in history albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity   

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1922  Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1922  On this day in history patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)   

1923  On this day in history french soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die   

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

1923  Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) on March - 31.   

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  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 March - 31.   

1425  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on this day in history.   

1499  On March - 31 birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  On March - 31 birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

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

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

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on March - 31.   

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on March - 31.   

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

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