Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

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

1909  On March - 31 baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years   

1909  On this day in history pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

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  On this day in history 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.   

1914  On this day in history the birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet   

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

1914  Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  Dutch government ends all military engagements on this day in history.   

1916  On March - 31 dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

1916  On this day in history john Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)   

1917  US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

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

1918  On March - 31 first daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

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

1918  On this day in history ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)   

1919  Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann on this day in history.   

1920  British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law on this day in history.   

1920  Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb) on March - 31.   

1921  Albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity on this day in history.   

1921  British coal miners goes on strike on March - 31.   

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

1921  On March - 31 formation of Australian Air Force, which becomes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31aug1921   

1922  Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam on March - 31.   

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

1922  Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange) on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 31 french soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die   

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 this day in history.   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on this day in history.   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on this day in history.   

1360  On this day in history 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  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 March - 31.   

1519  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on March - 31.   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on March - 31.   

1536  On March - 31 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  On this day in history death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

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

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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