Historical Events In March - 31

1909  Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time on March - 31.  

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 March - 31.  

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

1913  On March - 31 john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75  

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  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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history dutch government ends all military engagements  

1916  Dutch govt ends all milt engagements on March - 31.  

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

1917  On March - 31 uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands  

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

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

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 March - 31 strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann  

1920  British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law on March - 31.  

1920  On March - 31 marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)  

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 this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history kFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions  

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

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

1924  On March - 31 london public transport strike ends  

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

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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 March - 31.  

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 March - 31.  

1504  On March - 31 birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)  

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

1340  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on March - 31.  

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on this day in history.  

1547  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on this day in history.  

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

1578  On March - 31 death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered  

1621  On March - 31 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42  

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