This Day In History

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March 31st

1727
Sir Isaac Newton an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian and one of the most influential men in human history died at 84.

1850
John C. Calhoun the 7th Vice President of the United States died at age 68.

1889
The Eiffel Tower in Paris officially opened.

1917
The United States took possession of the Virgin Islands.

1918
Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States.

1943
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" opened on Broadway.

1949
Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province.

1959
The Dalai Lama, fleeing Chinese repression of an uprising in Tibet, arrived at the Indian border and was granted political asylum.

1968
President Lyndon Johnson announced that he would not run for re-election.

1985
The first Wrestlemania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE, performed in Maddison Sq Gardens in New York

1993
Brandon Bruce Lee son of Bruce Lee was accidental shot and killed during the filming of 'The Crow', he was 28.

1995
Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, is shot by the president of her fan club in Corpus Christi, Texas.

1995
Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike in history after a judge ordered a preliminary injunction against team owners.

2005
Terry Schiavo died 13 days after her feeding tube was removed.

Birthdays
88 Peggy Rea Actress
82 William Daniels Actor
81 Gordie Howe Hockey Hall of Famer
75 Richard Chamberlain Actor
75 Shirley Jones Actress ("The Partridge Family")
67 Michael Savage Talk radio host and commentator
66 Christopher Walken Actor
64 Gabe Kaplan Actor, comedian ("Welcome Back Kotter")
61 Rhea Perlman Actress ("Cheers")
61 Al Gore Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner and self proclaimed inventor of the internet
59 Ed Marinaro Actor ("Hill Street Blues")
58 Cigargal Cigar Asylum Inmate
54 Angus Young Musician (AC/DC)
52 Marc McClure Actor
44 William McNamara Actor
40 Mystophales Cigar Asylum Inmate
38 Bob Crawford Country musician
38 Ewan McGregor Actor
29 Chien-Ming Wang Baseball player (New York Yankees)
20 Seanohue Cigar Asylum Inmate

65 Johann Sebastian Bach 3/31/1685 - 7/28/1750 German composer and organist
68 Jack Johnson 3/31/1878 - 6/10/1946 American boxer; heavyweight champion