Page 2: Historical Events In March - 31

1717  A sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy on this day in history.   

1717  On March - 31 florian Wrastill, composer   

1722  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66)   

1727  On this day in history isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84   

1732  On this day in history the birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets   

1732  Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung) on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72   

1745  Jews are expelled from Prague on March - 31.   

1747  On this day in history johann A P Schulz, German composer   

1776  On this day in history abigail Adams wrote her famous "Remember the ladies" letter to her husband, John, urging him to include women as he helped construct the US Constitution. He didn't.   

1791  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on this day in history.   

1796  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

1796  Johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar on this day in history.   

1808  French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names on March - 31.   

1809  On this day in history edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)   

1811  On this day in history the birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner   

1811  On this day in history robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

1814  Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris France on this day in history.   

1814  Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris on March - 31.   

1822  On this day in history the massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, depicted by the French artist Eugène Delacroix.   

1822  Rafael Hernando, composer on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends   

1831  On this day in history québec and Montréal incorporated   

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history john La Farge, US painter   

1837  Death of English landscape painter John Constable on this day in history.   

1837  On March - 31 robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA   

1837  John Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60 on March - 31.   

1838  Leon Dierx, French poet on this day in history.   

1839  On March - 31 nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

1840  John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

1841  First performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B   

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0250  On this day in history birth of constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)   

1360  On March - 31 birth of philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415)   

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  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on March - 31.   

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

1389  On this day in history death of everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered   

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

1567  On March - 31 philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

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

1621  On this day in history felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

1631  On March - 31 john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)