Historical Events In March - 31

1844  Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book) on this day in history.  

1847  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer on March - 31.  

1848  John Henry Roberts, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1850  On this day in history uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%))  

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

1850  On this day in history john Calhoun, dies at 68  

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  On March - 31 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  On this day in history civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River  

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA  

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

1865  On March - 31 general Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg  

1865  Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) on March - 31.  

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

1868  On March - 31 chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China  

1868  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist on March - 31.  

1870  On March - 31 thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)  

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

1872  On this day in history sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)  

1877  British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown on March - 31.  

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on March - 31.  

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 March - 31 jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)  

1880  The First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)  

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

1425  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31.  

1499  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)  

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  On March - 31 death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)  

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  On March - 31 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  On this day in history john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)