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  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  The birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets on March - 31.  

1732  Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung) on March - 31.  

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

1745  Jews are expelled from Prague on March - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1791  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1808  French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names on March - 31.  

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

1811  The birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner on March - 31.  

1811  Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) on March - 31.  

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

1814  On March - 31 forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris  

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 this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history rafael Hernando, composer  

1831  Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on March - 31.  

1831  On March - 31 québec and Montréal incorporated  

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on this day in history.  

1835  John La Farge, US painter on this day in history.  

1837  Death of English landscape painter John Constable on March - 31.  

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

1837  On this day in history john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60  

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

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 March - 31 first performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B  

1841  On March - 31 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B  

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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  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on this day in history.  

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

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on this day in history.  

1547  On March - 31 death of francis I of France (b. 1494)  

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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.