Historical Events In March - 31

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

1909  Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years on March - 31.   

1909  On March - 31 pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

1912  On this day in history wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter   

1913  On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75   

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  The birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas)   

1914  On this day in history ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42   

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  On this day in history dutch government ends all military engagements   

1916  On March - 31 dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

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

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

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

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

1918  On this day in history 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  Ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) on March - 31.   

1919  On this day in history strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

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 March - 31 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 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 March - 31 prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam   

1922  On March - 31 kFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions   

1922  On March - 31 patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)   

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 March - 31.   

1923  On March - 31 donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1924  On March - 31 london public transport strike ends   

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

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0250  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1519  On March - 31 birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

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

1074  On March - 31 death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on March - 31.   

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)