Historical Events In March - 31

1844  Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book) on March - 31.  

1847  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer on March - 31.  

1848  John Henry Roberts, composer on March - 31.  

1849  On this day in history colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco  

1849  On March - 31 col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF  

1850  On March - 31 uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%))  

1850  On March - 31 uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))  

1850  John Calhoun, dies at 68 on March - 31.  

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on this day in history.  

1854  On this day in history treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US  

1854  On this day in history dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine)  

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on March - 31.  

1855  Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38 on March - 31.  

1861  Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans on March - 31.  

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River on March - 31.  

1862  On this day in history civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River  

1863  Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA on March - 31.  

1865  Battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House) on this day in history.  

1865  General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg on March - 31.  

1865  On this day in history battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H)  

1866  The Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile on this day in history.  

1868  Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China on March - 31.  

1868  On this day in history karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist  

1870  On this day in history thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)  

1870  On March - 31 1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ)  

1872  Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet) on this day in history.  

1877  British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75  

1878  On March - 31 jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title  

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title  

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)  

1880  The First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN) on March - 31.  

1880  On March - 31 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)  

1880  On March - 31 henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44  

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0250  On March - 31 birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)  

1360  On March - 31 birth of philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415)  

1425  On March - 31 birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)  

1499  On this day in history 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  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on March - 31.  

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

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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