Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

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

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  On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75   

1914  On March - 31 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 March - 31.   

1914  On March - 31 the birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet   

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

1914  Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42 on March - 31.   

1915  On March - 31 eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

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

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

1916  John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) on March - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  On this day in history establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force.   

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 this day in history.   

1922  Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange) on March - 31.   

1923  On this day in history 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  On this day in history croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established   

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0250  On March - 31 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 March - 31 birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

1519  On this day in history birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

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

1340  On March - 31 ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies   

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on March - 31.   

1547  On March - 31 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  On March - 31 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.