March 31

Today in History
• 1504 - France and Spain signs ceasefire
• 1644 - Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara
• 1651 - Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru
• 1683 - Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey
• 1831 - Quebec and Montreal incorporated
• 1850 - U.S. population hits 23,191,876
• 1870 - 1st black to vote in U.S. (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy New Jersey)
• 1880 - 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Cesar Chavez Day
• Crayola Crayon Day
• Eiffel Tower Day
• Manatee Appreciation Day
• National Farm Workers Day
• National Tater Day
• Transfer Day
• World Backup Day

Birthdays
• 0250 - Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (305-306 AD)
• 1360 - Philippa of Lancaster, Queen of Portugal as wife of King John I
• 1425 - Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan
• 1519 - Henry II, King of Germany, 1547 - 1559
• 1675 - Benedict XIV, Prospero L Lambertini, Italy, Pope, 1740-58
• 1723 - Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway, 1746-66
• 1854 - Dugald Clerk, inventor, engine operating the 2-stroke cycle
• 1878 - Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight boxing champ, 1908 - 1915