March 31 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1850  John Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US.   

1854  Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine).   

1855  Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38.   

1861  Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River   

1863  Battle of Grand Gulf MS and Dinwiddie Court House VA.   

1865  Battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House)   

1865  General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg.   

1865  Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H).   

1866  The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

1868  Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China.   

1868  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist   

1870  Thomas P Mundy became inaugural black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

1870  1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ).   

1872  Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)   

1877  British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown   

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75.   

1878  Jack Johnson is inaugural black to hold a heavyweight boxing title.   

1878  Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title.   

1878  Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915).   

1880  The inaugural town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN).   

1880  1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)   

1880  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44   

1881  Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73   

1883  Utrecht begins water pipe system   

1883  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Le Chasseur Maudit".   

1884  Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77   

1885  Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate   

1885  Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist.   

1885  Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies   

1886  Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57.   

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0250  Constantius chlorus: Roman emperor   

1360  Philippa of lancaster: Queen of portugal   

1425  Bianca maria visconti: Duchess of milan   

1499  Pius iv: [gianangelo de' medici], italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  Guru angad dev: Second sikh guru   

1519  Henry ii: King of germany (1547-59)   

1519  King henry ii of france: King henry ii of france (d. 1559)   

1536  Ashikaga yoshiteru: Japanese shogun   

1074  Death of Regency yorimichi fujiwara of japan: Regency yorimichi fujiwara of japan (b. 992)   

1340  Death of Ivan i kalita: Grand-duke of vladimir,   

1389  Death of Everhard tserclaes: Sheriff of brussels, murdered   

1547  Francis i of france: Francis i of france (b. 1494)   

1567  Philip: The generous, count of hessen,   

1578  Death of Juan de escobedo: Sec of spanish land guardian don juan, murdered   

1621  Death of Felipe iii: King of spain (1598-1621),   

1631  John donne: Metaphysical poet,