Page 5: Historical Events In March - 31

1909  Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history eliseo Morales Pajaro, composer   

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

1916  On March - 31 dutch govt ends all milt engagements   

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

1917  US purchases Danish West Indies for $25M and renames them Virgin Islands on this day in history.   

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

1918  First daylight savings time in US goes into effect on this day in history.   

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 March - 31.   

1919  On this day in history strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

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

1921  On March - 31 british coal miners goes on strike   

1921  Establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1922  On March - 31 patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)   

1923  French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die on March - 31.   

1923  On this day in history 1st dance marathon-NYC-Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs   

1923  On March - 31 donald Argee Barksdale, Berkley Cal, basketballer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1924  On March - 31 london public transport strike ends   

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

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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 this day in history birth of bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)   

1499  On March - 31 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 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  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  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  Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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