March 31
1596 Rene Descartes, French mathematician, scientist and philosopher, was born.
1685 Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer, was born.
1732 Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of the classical period, was born.
1837 John Constable, English painter, died.
1889 French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower to mark its completion.
1890 William Lawrence Bragg, English physicist & Nobel laureate, was born.
1928 Gordie Howe, Hockey Hall of Famer, was born.
1948 Al Gore, former US VP and Nobel Prize winner, was born.
1949 The Dominion of Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation and became the 10th Province of Canada.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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