Historical Events In March - 31

1717  On March - 31 a sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy.   

1717  Florian Wrastill, composer on this day in history.   

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

1723  Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66) on this day in history.   

1727  On March - 31 isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84   

1732  On March - 31 the birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets   

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

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

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 March - 31.   

1791  On March - 31 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer   

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

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

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

1809  Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) on March - 31.   

1811  The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner on this day in history.   

1811  On March - 31 robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

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

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

1822  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 on March - 31.   

1822  On March - 31 rafael Hernando, composer   

1831  Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on this day in history.   

1831  Québec and Montréal incorporated on March - 31.   

1831  On this day in history archibald Scott, Scottish chemist   

1835  On March - 31 john La Farge, US painter   

1837  On this day in history death of English landscape painter John Constable.   

1837  Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA on this day in history.   

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

1838  Leon Dierx, French poet on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

1840  On this day in history john Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

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

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

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0250  On this day in history birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)   

1360  On this day in history 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  On March - 31 birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  On this day in history birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

1519  On March - 31 birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

1389  On this day in history death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

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

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

1578  On this day in history 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  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 31.