Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  On March - 31 gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time   

1909  Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years on March - 31.   

1909  Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily) on this day in history.   

1912  Wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1913  John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 on March - 31.   

1914  On this day in history canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia   

1914  Seventy-eight hunters die, many crippled by frostbite, in a two day long storm when their sealing steamer, the Newfoundland, fails to pick them up due to mistaken orders on this day in history.   

1914  The birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet on March - 31.   

1914  Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42   

1915  On March - 31 eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  Dutch government ends all military engagements on March - 31.   

1916  On this day in history dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

1916  John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands   

1917  US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands on March - 31.   

1918  First daylight savings time in US goes into effect on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  Ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1919  On March - 31 strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

1920  On March - 31 british parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law   

1920  On this day in history marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)   

1921  On this day in history albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity   

1921  On this day in history british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  Establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force on March - 31.   

1921  Formation of Australian Air Force, which becomes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31aug1921 on this day in history.   

1922  Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1922  KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions on March - 31.   

1922  On March - 31 patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)   

1923  French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 31 1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs   

1923  Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) on March - 31.   

1924  London public transport strike ends on March - 31.   

1924  On March - 31 croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established   

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0250  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)   

1499  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

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 this day in history.   

1389  On March - 31 death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

1547  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on March - 31.   

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

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on this day in history.   

1621  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on March - 31.   

1631  On March - 31 john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)