Page 3: Historical Events In March - 31

1844  On this day in history andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)   

1847  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history john Henry Roberts, composer   

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

1849  Col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF on March - 31.   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on this day in history.   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on March - 31.   

1850  John Calhoun, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1854  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US   

1854  Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) on March - 31.   

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

1855  Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1862  On March - 31 civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River   

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

1863  Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House)   

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

1865  On March - 31 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  On March - 31 chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China   

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

1870  Thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ) on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history 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  On March - 31 british high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown   

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1878  Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on March - 31.   

1878  Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

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

1880  On March - 31 the First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN)   

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

1880  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44 on March - 31.   

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0250  On March - 31 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  On March - 31 birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)   

1499  On March - 31 birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  On March - 31 birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

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 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 this day in history.   

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on March - 31.   

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

1547  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1567  On March - 31 philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

1578  On March - 31 death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered   

1621  On March - 31 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 31.