Page 3: 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  On March - 31 john Henry Roberts, composer   

1849  On March - 31 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  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  On March - 31 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

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 this day in history.   

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

1855  On this day in history charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38   

1861  On this day in history confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans   

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

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

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

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

1865  On this day in history general Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg   

1865  On March - 31 battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H)   

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

1868  On this day in history 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 March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

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

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

1878  Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) on this day in history.   

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

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  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on March - 31.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on this day in history.   

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

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on March - 31.   

1547  On this day in history death of francis I of France (b. 1494)   

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

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on March - 31.   

1621  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)