Page 2: 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  On this day in history florian Wrastill, composer   

1722  On March - 31 campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62   

1723  On March - 31 frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66)   

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  On March - 31 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 this day in history jews are expelled from Prague   

1747  Johann A P Schulz, German composer on March - 31.   

1776  On March - 31 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  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

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 this day in history the birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner   

1811  Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

1822  Rafael Hernando, composer on March - 31.   

1831  On this day in history mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends   

1831  On this day in history québec and Montréal incorporated   

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on March - 31.   

1835  On this day in history john La Farge, US painter   

1837  On March - 31 death of English landscape painter John Constable.   

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

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

1838  Leon Dierx, French poet on March - 31.   

1839  Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) on March - 31.   

1840  John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on March - 31.   

1841  First performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B on March - 31.   

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

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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 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 March - 31.   

1504  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on March - 31.   

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  On this day in history death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

1340  On March - 31 ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

1389  On March - 31 death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

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  On this day in history felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.