Page 2: 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  Florian Wrastill, composer on March - 31.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1745  On March - 31 jews are expelled from Prague   

1747  On March - 31 johann A P Schulz, German composer   

1776  On this day in history 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.   

1791  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on March - 31.   

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

1796  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

1808  French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names on this day in history.   

1809  On March - 31 edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)   

1811  On March - 31 the birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner   

1811  On this day in history robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

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

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  Rafael Hernando, composer on this day in history.   

1831  On March - 31 mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends   

1831  On this day in history québec and Montréal incorporated   

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on March - 31.   

1835  John La Farge, US painter on March - 31.   

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

1837  On March - 31 robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA   

1837  John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history leon Dierx, French poet   

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

1840  On March - 31 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 March - 31.   

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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  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31.   

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  On this day in history birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

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  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on March - 31.   

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  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on March - 31.   

1567  On this day in history philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

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 March - 31.   

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