Historical Events In March - 31

1844  On March - 31 andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)   

1847  On March - 31 jarolslaw Zielinski, composer   

1848  John Henry Roberts, composer on this day in history.   

1849  On March - 31 colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco   

1849  Col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF on this day in history.   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on March - 31.   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on March - 31.   

1850  On this day in history john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  On this day in history treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US on March - 31.   

1854  Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) on March - 31.   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on March - 31.   

1855  On this day in history charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38   

1861  Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans on this day in history.   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River on this day in history.   

1862  On March - 31 civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River   

1863  On this day in history battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA   

1865  Battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House) on this day in history.   

1865  General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) on March - 31.   

1866  On this day in history the Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

1868  On this day in history chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China   

1868  On March - 31 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist   

1870  On this day in history thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

1870  1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ) on March - 31.   

1872  On this day in history sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)   

1877  On March - 31 british high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown   

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on March - 31.   

1878  Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

1878  On March - 31 jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

1880  On this day in history the First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN)   

1880  On March - 31 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)   

1880  On this day in history henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on March - 31.   

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  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 March - 31.   

1519  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on this day in history.   

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

1536  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  On this day in history death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

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

1389  On March - 31 death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

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

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

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.