Famous Deaths In March - 31

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  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 March - 31.  

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

1631  On this day in history john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)  

1656  On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 64  

1671  Death of Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (b. 1637) on March - 31.  

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1703  On this day in history death of johann Christoph Bach, German composer (b. 1642)  

1722  On this day in history campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62  

1723  On this day in history death of edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British-born American statesman (b. 1661)  

1727  On this day in history isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84  

1741  On March - 31 peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72  

1837  On March - 31 john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60  

1850  On March - 31 john Calhoun, dies at 68  

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

1877  On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

1880  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1881  Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73 on March - 31.  

1884  On this day in history jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77  

1885  Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies on March - 31.  

1886  Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66  

1898  Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on March - 31.  

1900  On March - 31 frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies  

1901  On March - 31 john Stainer, composer, dies at 60  

1913  On March - 31 john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75  

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

1915  On March - 31 death of wyndham Halswelle, Scottish athlete (b. 1882)  

1927  On this day in history death of borisav "Bora" Stanković, Serbian writer (b. 1875)  

1928  On this day in history gustave Ador, president of Austria (1919), dies at 82  

1931  On March - 31 knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43  

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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  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 31.  

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.