Page 3: Historical Events In March - 31

1844  On March - 31 andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)   

1847  On this day in history jarolslaw Zielinski, composer   

1848  On March - 31 john Henry Roberts, composer   

1849  Colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF   

1850  On this day in history uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

1850  On this day in history uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

1850  On this day in history john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on this day in history.   

1854  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US   

1854  Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

1855  Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38 on March - 31.   

1861  On March - 31 confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans   

1862  On this day in history civil War action at Island #10 on the Mississippi River   

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on March - 31.   

1863  Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA on March - 31.   

1865  On March - 31 battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie Court House)   

1865  General Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg on March - 31.   

1865  On March - 31 battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H)   

1866  On this day in history the Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

1868  Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China on March - 31.   

1868  On March - 31 karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist   

1870  Thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ) on this day in history.   

1870  1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ) on March - 31.   

1872  Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet) on March - 31.   

1877  On March - 31 british high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown   

1877  On this day in history antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75   

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

1878  On this day in history jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

1880  The First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN) on March - 31.   

1880  1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN) on March - 31.   

1880  On March - 31 henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on March - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  On March - 31 birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

1536  On March - 31 birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on this day in history.   

1340  On March - 31 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  On this day in history philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62   

1578  On this day in history death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered   

1621  On March - 31 felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42   

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