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 March - 31.   

1717  Florian Wrastill, composer on March - 31.   

1722  On this day in history campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist/exegete, dies at 62   

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  The birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of symphonies and quartets on this day in history.   

1732  Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung) on March - 31.   

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

1745  On March - 31 jews are expelled from Prague   

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

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  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer on March - 31.   

1796  On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethes "Egmont", premieres in Weimar   

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  Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) on March - 31.   

1811  On March - 31 the birth of Robert Bunsen, German who invented the 'Bunsen' burner   

1811  Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) on March - 31.   

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

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 March - 31.   

1822  On this day in history rafael Hernando, composer   

1831  Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on March - 31.   

1831  On this day in history québec and Montréal incorporated   

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

1835  John La Farge, US painter on this day in history.   

1837  Death of English landscape painter John Constable on March - 31.   

1837  Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA on March - 31.   

1837  On March - 31 john Constable, English painter/water colors painter, dies at 60   

1838  On March - 31 leon Dierx, French poet   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On March - 31 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  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 March - 31 birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

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

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  On March - 31 death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered   

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

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