Page 4: Historical Events In March - 31

1881  On March - 31 gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73   

1883  Utrecht begins water pipe system on March - 31.   

1883  1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Le Chasseur Maudit" on March - 31.   

1884  Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1885  On March - 31 great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate   

1885  On this day in history jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist   

1885  On March - 31 franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies   

1886  Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1887  Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history alexander Gustave Eiffel raised the French flag at the top of his tower in Paris.   

1889  The Eiffel Tower in Paris, 985ft tall, was officially opened on March - 31.   

1889  On this day in history 300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution)   

1891  Erich Walter Sternberg, composer on this day in history.   

1892  Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major/commandant on March - 31.   

1892  On March - 31 adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66   

1893  Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937) on March - 31.   

1895  John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker (Sec of War 1941-45, pres Chase Man) on March - 31.   

1896  On March - 31 whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

1898  Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history brigadier-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands   

1900  On March - 31 the first car advertisement to run in a national magazine appeared in the Saturday Evening Post.   

1900  Brig-General Broadwoods troops fall into guerrilla hands on this day in history.   

1900  On March - 31 henry WFA, English duke of Gloucester/earl of Ulters   

1900  Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v S Afr 1898-99), dies on this day in history.   

1901  John Stainer, composer, dies at 60 on March - 31.   

1903  Richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (New Zealand) on March - 31.   

1903  On March - 31 richard Pearse flies monoplane several hundred yards (NZ)   

1905  German emperor Wilhelm II visits Tanger on March - 31.   

1906  George Bernard Shaw's German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra", premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1906  On March - 31 king Edward VII grants British Columbia's Coat-of-Arms.   

1906  GB Shaws German version of "Caesar & Cleopatra," premieres in Berlin" on March - 31.   

1906  Lauri Saikkola, composer on March - 31.   

1907  On March - 31 romanian Army puts down Moldavian farmers' revolt   

1907  Eddie Quillan, Phila, actor (Julia, Hell Town) on March - 31.   

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0250  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65)   

1504  On this day in history birth of guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)   

1519  On March - 31 birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on March - 31.   

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  Ivan I Kalita, grand-duke of Vladimir, dies on this day in history.   

1389  Death of Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1621  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on March - 31.   

1631  John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.