Historical Events In March - 31

1982  On this day in history arkas tanker at Montz LA, spills 1.47 million gallons of oil  

1982  Canada's first fibre optics cable manufacturing plant opens in Saskatoon on this day in history.  

1982  On March - 31 rock group Doobie Brothers split up  

1982  Fritz Eberhard, West German lawyer/resistor, dies at 85 on March - 31.  

1983  Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people on March - 31.  

1983  On March - 31 in Colombia a 5.5 quake occurred Between 250 and 350 people killed, many injured and extensive damage (VIII) in the Popayan area  

1983  On this day in history stephen Murray, actor (Guilty, Silent Dust, Master Spy), dies at 70  

1984  One-legged runner Steve Fonyo dips his artificial leg in St. John's Harbour to start run across Canada to raise money for cancer research on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1985  On March - 31 el Salvador's President Duartes Christian-Democrats win election  

1986  On this day in history 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes  

1986  On March - 31 english Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead  

1986  In Central California a 5.5 quake occurred Six people were treated for minor injuries. Slight damage (VI) in the Fremont area and power outages in parts of Fremont and San Jose on March - 31.  

1986  On March - 31 the largest local government in the world, 'The Greater London Council', is abolished  

1986  On March - 31 harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79  

1988  Death of Sir William McMahon, Australian Liberal prime minister on this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium  

1988  On this day in history talib Rasul Hakim, composer, dies at 48  

1989  Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle on March - 31.  

1990  On March - 31 "Carol and Company" starring Carol Burnett premieres on NBC-TV  

1990  On this day in history riots began in London over the new poll tax laws  

1990  Thousands riot against new poll tax in central London, leaving 75 civilians and 58 police injured and 341 demonstrators under arrest on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies  

1991  On March - 31 albania offers first multi-party election in 50 years  

1991  On this day in history danny Bonaduce attacks a transvestite prostitute in Phoenix AZ  

1991  On this day in history soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves  

1991  On this day in history john Carter, US jazz clarinetist (Roots & folklore), dies  

1992  Delhi beat Tamil Nadu on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy on March - 31.  

1992  On this day in history uN Security Council voted to ban flights and arms sales to Libya  

1993  On this day in history on this day in 1993, Lou Gerstner was approved as IBM's next chairman at a salary of $3.5 million in 1993-$2 million in base salary and a $1.5 million bonus for reaching performance goals.  

1993  On March - 31 brandon Lee, US actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28  

1994  James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking Tina Sinatra on March - 31.  

1994  On March - 31 leon J Ramirez Reine, [Degrelle], Belg/Spanish nazi (Rex), dies at 87  

1995  On this day in history bombay beat Punjab on first innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy  

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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 March - 31.  

1425  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on this day in history.  

1621  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on March - 31.  

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