Historical Events In March - 31

1717  A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy on this day in history.   

1717  On March - 31 florian Wrastill, composer   

1722  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

1723  Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66) on March - 31.   

1727  Isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84 on this day in history.   

1732  The birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets on March - 31.   

1732  Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung) on this day in history.   

1741  Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1745  On March - 31 jews are expelled from Prague   

1747  On this day in history johann A P Schulz, German composer   

1776  Abigail Adams wrote her famous "Remember the ladies" letter to her husband, John, urging him to include women as he helped construct the US Constitution. He didn't on this day in history.   

1791  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on this day in history.   

1796  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on March - 31.   

1796  On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

1808  On March - 31 french created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names   

1809  On this day in history edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)   

1811  The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner on March - 31.   

1811  Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) on this day in history.   

1814  Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris France on this day in history.   

1814  Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris on March - 31.   

1822  On March - 31 the massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, depicted by the French artist Eugène Delacroix.   

1822  Rafael Hernando, composer on March - 31.   

1831  Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on March - 31.   

1831  On March - 31 québec and Montréal incorporated   

1831  On this day in history archibald Scott, Scottish chemist   

1835  John La Farge, US painter on this day in history.   

1837  Death of English landscape painter John Constable on this day in history.   

1837  Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA on March - 31.   

1837  On this day in history john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60   

1838  On this day in history leon Dierx, French poet   

1839  On March - 31 nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

1840  John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on March - 31.   

1841  On March - 31 first performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B   

1841  On this day in history 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B   

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0250  On March - 31 birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)   

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

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

1499  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) was born on March - 31.   

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 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  On March - 31 death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

1340  On March - 31 ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

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

1547  On this day in history death of francis I of France (b. 1494)   

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

1578  On March - 31 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 this day in history.   

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