Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  On this day in history gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time   

1909  Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years on this day in history.   

1909  On March - 31 pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

1912  Wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter on March - 31.   

1913  On this day in history john Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75   

1914  Canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia on March - 31.   

1914  On March - 31 seventy-eight hunters die, many crippled by frostbite, in a two day long storm when their sealing steamer, the Newfoundland, fails to pick them up due to mistaken orders.   

1914  The birth of Octavio Paz, mexican writer and poet on this day in history.   

1914  Octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas) on March - 31.   

1914  On this day in history ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42   

1915  Eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer on this day in history.   

1916  Dutch government ends all military engagements on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

1916  John Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky) on this day in history.   

1917  On March - 31 uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands   

1917  On this day in history uS purchases Danish West Indies for $25M & renames them Virgin Islands   

1918  First daylight savings time in US goes into effect on March - 31.   

1918  On March - 31 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  Ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes) on this day in history.   

1919  Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann on this day in history.   

1920  British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law on March - 31.   

1920  On this day in history marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb)   

1921  On March - 31 albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity   

1921  On this day in history british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  On this day in history establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force.   

1921  On March - 31 formation of Australian Air Force, which becomes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31aug1921   

1922  Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1922  KFI-AM in Los Angeles CA begins radio transmissions on March - 31.   

1922  On this day in history patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)   

1923  On this day in history french soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die   

1923  1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs on March - 31.   

1923  Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) on March - 31.   

1924  London public transport strike ends on this day in history.   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on March - 31.   

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

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  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  On this day in history birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59)   

1519  King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on this day in history.   

1536  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on March - 31.   

1074  Death of Regency Yorimichi Fujiwara of Japan (b. 992) on March - 31.   

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 March - 31.   

1567  Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62 on March - 31.   

1578  Death of Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered on this day in history.   

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.