Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  On March - 31 gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time   

1909  On this day in history baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years   

1909  On this day in history pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP (GVP)/editor (Neth Daily)   

1912  On March - 31 wilhelmus Berkelmans, civil servant/resistance fighter   

1913  John Pierpont Morgan, US banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 on March - 31.   

1914  On this day in history canada now has 3,000 officers and men in the Permanent Force; 5,615 officers and 68,991 men in the militia   

1914  On this day in history 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  On this day in history octavio Paz, Mexico, writer/diplomat (Salamandra, Topoemas)   

1914  Ch Morgenstern, writer, dies at 42 on March - 31.   

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

1916  On March - 31 dutch government ends all military engagements   

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

1916  On this day in history john Vivyan, Chic Ill, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)   

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  On this day in history first daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  On this day in history 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect   

1918  On this day in history ted Post, Dir (Peacemaker, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)   

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

1920  On this day in history british parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law   

1920  Marga [Sara Voeten-] Minco, Dutch writer (Bitter Herb) on this day in history.   

1921  Albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity on this day in history.   

1921  British coal miners goes on strike on March - 31.   

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

1921  Formation of Australian Air Force, which becomes the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31aug1921 on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam   

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

1922  On March - 31 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 this day in history.   

1923  Donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1924  London public transport strike ends on March - 31.   

1924  Croydon Airport: 1st British mig aircraft Imperial established on this day in history.   

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0250  Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

1504  Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on March - 31.   

1519  Henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) was born on March - 31.   

1519  On this day in history 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 March - 31.   

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  Death of Francis I of France (b. 1494) on March - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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