Page 2: Historical Events In 1831

Feb 19   1st practical US coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Penn in the year 1831.   

Feb 19   First practical US coal-burning locomotive makes it's trial run in Pennsylvania in the year 1831.   

Feb 20   In the year 1831 polish revolutionaries defeat Russians in battle of Growchow   

Feb 21   On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer   

Feb 23   On this day in history hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)   

Feb 24   Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor/premier of Prussia on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Filippo Marchetti, composer in the year 1831.   

Mar 01   In the year 1831 hiram Bronson Granbury, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

Mar 02   John Frazee becomes 1st US sculptor to receive a federal commission on this day in history.   

Mar 02   John Frazee becomes the first US sculptor to receive a federal commission on this day in history.   

Mar 03   George M Pullman, inventor (railway sleeping car) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history the birth of George Pullman, US designer of railway carriages   

Mar 04   Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1831.   

Mar 06   In the year 1831 bellini's opera "La Sonnambula," premieres in Milan   

Mar 06   Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh, German theologist (Home Mission) in the year 1831.   

Mar 06   Vincenzo Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula", premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history john Bratton, [Old Reliable], US physician/Confederate Brig Gen   

Mar 09   In the year 1831 friedrich M Klinger, German (stage)author (Plimplamplasko), dies at 79   

Mar 10   The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1831 clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)   

Mar 12   Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1831.   

Mar 14   On this day in history leon Leopold Lewandoski, composer   

Mar 15   In the year 1831 edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

Mar 19   On this day in history 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)   

Mar 19   On this day in history in the first recorded bank heist in U.S. history, the doors of the City Bank on New York City’s Wall Street are opened by duplicate keys on a Saturday morning, and the perpetrator escapes with $245,000   

Mar 26   Richard Allen, AME Church Bishop, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history amelia Barr, writer   

Mar 29   On this day in history great Bosnian uprising: Bosniak rebel against Turkey.   

Mar 31   On this day in history archibald Scott, Scottish chemist   

Mar 31   Mainzer Rijnvaart Convention ends on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1831 québec and Montréal incorporated   

Apr 02   On this day in history charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74   

Apr 04   Edward Cary Walthall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard) was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 11   In the year 1831 birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jan 14   John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 20   Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

Jan 06   In the year 1831 rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

Jan 08   In the year 1831 franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 21   On this day in history achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

Feb 05   John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   In the year 1831 henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

Mar 04   Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1831.