Page 3: Historical Events In March - 31

1844  Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book) on March - 31.   

1847  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history john Henry Roberts, composer   

1849  On this day in history colonel John W Geary arrives as first postmaster of San Francisco   

1849  On March - 31 col John W Geary arrives as 1st postmaster of SF   

1850  US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on this day in history.   

1850  On March - 31 uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

1850  On March - 31 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade on March - 31.   

1854  Treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to US on March - 31.   

1854  Dugald Clerk, inventor (2-stroke motorcycle engine) on March - 31.   

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

1855  Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1863  Battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA on this day in history.   

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

1865  On March - 31 general Pickette moves to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Peterburg   

1865  Battle of Boydton, VA (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) on this day in history.   

1866  On March - 31 the Spanish Navy bombs the harbor of Valparaíso, Chile.   

1868  On March - 31 chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China   

1868  Karl Bonhoeffer, German psychiatrist/neurologist on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

1870  On this day in history 1st black to vote in US (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy NJ)   

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

1877  On this day in history 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  Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on March - 31.   

1878  On March - 31 jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

1878  On March - 31 jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

1880  On this day in history the First town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash IN)   

1880  On this day in history 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)   

1880  Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44 on March - 31.   

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0250  On March - 31 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  Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on this day in history.   

1499  Pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) was born on this day in history.   

1504  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of France (d. 1559)   

1536  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)   

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 March - 31 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 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  On this day in history john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)