Page 3: Historical Events In March - 31

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

1847  Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer on March - 31.   

1848  On this day in history john Henry Roberts, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On March - 31 treaty of Kanagawa: Commodore Perry forces Japan to opens ports to foreign trade   

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

1861  Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans on this day in history.   

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

1862  Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Grand Gulf MS & Dinwiddie Court House VA   

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

1868  Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China on this day in history.   

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

1870  On March - 31 thomas P Mundy became first black to vote in US (Perth Amboy NJ)   

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

1872  On March - 31 sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)   

1877  British high director/Governor sir Bartle Frere arrives in Capetown on March - 31.   

1877  Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1878  Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44   

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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 March - 31 birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)   

1499  On this day in history birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

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

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

1074  On this day in history death of regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992)   

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  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  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history john Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)