Historical Events In March - 31

1982  On March - 31 arkas tanker at Montz LA, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil   

1982  On March - 31 canada's first fibre optics cable manufacturing plant opens in Saskatoon.   

1982  On this day in history rock group Doobie Brothers split up   

1982  Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85 on March - 31.   

1983  Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people on this day in history.   

1983  On March - 31 in Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area   

1983  On March - 31 stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70   

1984  On this day in history one-legged runner Steve Fonyo dips his artificial leg in St. John's Harbour to start run across Canada to raise money for cancer research   

1984  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March - 31.   

1985  On March - 31 el Salvador's President Duartes Christian-Democrats win election   

1986  On this day in history 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes   

1986  On March - 31 english Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead   

1986  On March - 31 in Central California a 5.5 quake occurred Six people were treated for minor injuries. Slight damage (VI) in the Fremont area and power outages in parts of Fremont and San Jose   

1986  On March - 31 the largest local government in the world, 'The Greater London Council', is abolished   

1986  Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of Sir William McMahon, Australian Liberal prime minister   

1988  Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history talib Rasul Hakim, composer, dies at 48   

1989  On this day in history donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle   

1990  On this day in history "Carol and Company" starring Carol Burnett premieres on NBC-TV   

1990  Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws on March - 31.   

1990  Thousands riot against new poll tax in central London, leaving 75 civilians and 58 police injured and 341 demonstrators under arrest on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies   

1991  On this day in history albania offers first multi-party election in 50 years   

1991  On this day in history danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix AZ   

1991  Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves on this day in history.   

1991  John Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots & folklore), dies on March - 31.   

1992  On this day in history delhi beat Tamil Nadu on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy   

1992  UN Security Council voted to ban flights and arms sales to Libya on this day in history.   

1993  On March - 31 on this day in 1993, Lou Gerstner was approved as IBM's next chairman at a salary of $3.5 million in 1993-$2 million in base salary and a $1.5 million bonus for reaching performance goals.   

1993  On March - 31 brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28   

1994  James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking Tina Sinatra on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history leon J Ramirez Reine, [Degrelle], Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87   

1995  Bombay beat Punjab on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy 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 March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

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

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on March - 31.   

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

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on March - 31.   

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

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

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