Page 2: Historical Events In March - 31

1717  On March - 31 a sermon on "The Nature of the Kingdom of Christ" by Benjamin Hoadly, the Bishop of Bangor, provoked the Bangorian Controversy.   

1717  On this day in history 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  On March - 31 franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung)   

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

1745  On March - 31 jews are expelled from Prague   

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

1776  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 on this day in history.   

1791  On March - 31 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 March - 31.   

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

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history rafael Hernando, composer   

1831  On this day in history mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends   

1831  Québec and Montréal incorporated on March - 31.   

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

1835  John La Farge, US painter on March - 31.   

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

1837  On this day in history robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA   

1837  On March - 31 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 this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

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

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

1360  On this day in history 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 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  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on this day in history.   

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

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

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 March - 31.