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  Florian Wrastill, composer on March - 31.   

1722  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

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

1727  On March - 31 isaac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84   

1732  On March - 31 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 March - 31.   

1741  Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72 on March - 31.   

1745  Jews are expelled from Prague on this day in history.   

1747  Johann A P Schulz, German composer on this day in history.   

1776  On March - 31 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  On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer   

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

1796  On March - 31 johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont," premieres in Weimar   

1808  French created Kingdom of Westphalia orders Jews to adopt family names on this day in history.   

1809  Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) on this day in history.   

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

1811  On March - 31 robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner)   

1814  On this day in history forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris France   

1814  On this day in history forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris   

1822  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 on this day in history.   

1822  Rafael Hernando, composer on this day in history.   

1831  Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on this day in history.   

1831  Québec and Montréal incorporated on this day in history.   

1831  Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist on March - 31.   

1835  On March - 31 john La Farge, US painter   

1837  On this day in history death of English landscape painter John Constable.   

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

1837  On this day in history john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60   

1838  Leon Dierx, French poet on March - 31.   

1839  Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) on March - 31.   

1840  John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on March - 31.   

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

1841  On March - 31 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B   

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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 March - 31.   

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

1547  On March - 31 death of francis I of France (b. 1494)   

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 March - 31.   

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.