Historical Events In March - 31

1909  Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time on this day in history.   

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

1909  On March - 31 pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

1912  On this day in history wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter   

1913  John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1914  Canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia on March - 31.   

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

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  On March - 31 dutch government ends all military engagements   

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

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 March - 31.   

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  1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect on March - 31.   

1918  On March - 31 ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)   

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

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

1921  On March - 31 british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  On March - 31 establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force.   

1921  On this day in history 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  On March - 31 kFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions   

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  1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs on March - 31.   

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

1924  On March - 31 london public transport strike ends   

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 March - 31.   

1425  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31.   

1499  On March - 31 birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  On this day in history birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

1519  On March - 31 birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

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

1536  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  On this day in history death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

1340  On this day in history ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

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

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  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 this day in history.