393 Historic Events for March 31
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| 1877 |
Death |
Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75
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| 1878 |
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Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title
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| 1878 |
Birth |
Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)
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| 1880 |
Death |
Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violist/composer, dies at 44
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| 1880 |
Event |
1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, IN)
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| 1881 |
Death |
Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 73
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| 1883 |
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1st performance of C‚sar Franck's "Le Chasseur Maudit"
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| 1883 |
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Utrecht begins water pipe system
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| 1884 |
Death |
Jan T Beelen, Neth/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77
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| 1885 |
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Great Britain declares Bechuanaland a protectorate
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist
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| 1885 |
Death |
Franz Wilhelm Abt, German composer/choir conductor, dies at 65
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| 1885 |
Death |
Franz W Abbot, German composer/choir conductor, dies
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| 1885 |
Death |
Philipp Fahrbach, composer, dies at 69
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| 1886 |
Death |
Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Saint-John Perse, [MRA Alexis L‚ger], Fren poet (Nobel 1960) [or 5/31]
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer
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| 1889 |
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300m Eiffel Tower officially opens (commemorates French Revolution)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Victor Varconi, Hungary, actor (Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City)
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Erich Walter Sternberg, composer
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| 1891 |
Birth |
Ion Pillat, Romaniams poet/senator (Umbra timpului)
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| 1892 |
Death |
Adolf Rzepko, composer, dies at 66
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| 1892 |
Birth |
Stanislav Wladyslaw Maczek, Polish/British general-major/commandant
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| 1893 |
Birth |
Clemens Krauss, Vienna Austria, conductor (Berlin State Orch-1937)
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Vardis A Fisher, US author (Darkness and Deep)
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