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

1912  On March - 31 wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter   

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

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

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

1914  On March - 31 octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas)   

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

1915  Eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer on March - 31.   

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

1916  Dutch govt ends all milt engagements on this day in history.   

1916  On March - 31 john Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)   

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 March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

1919  On this day in history strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

1920  On this day in history british parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law   

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 March - 31.   

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

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 March - 31.   

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

1923  1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs on this day in history.   

1923  Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1924  London public transport strike ends on March - 31.   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on March - 31.   

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

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

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  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

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

1567  On this day in history 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  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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