Births on March 31

Benjamín G. Hill

Born on March 31, 1874

Benjamín G. Hill, Mexican revolutionary general, governor of Sonora (d. 1920)

Gen. Benjamín Guillermo Hill Salido (born 31 March 1874, Choix, Sinaloa, – died 14 December 1920, Mexico City) was a military commander during the Mexican Revolution. He was a cousin of revolutionary general and later president Álvaro Obregón Salido, whom he supported from the beginning of his rise to power. He was called "Obregón's lost right arm," alluding to the arm his cousin lost in the 1915 Battle of Celaya, defeating General Pancho Villa.

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Events on 1874

28 Feb

Tichborne case
One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
15 Mar

Second Treaty of Saigon
France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina.
27 May

Gert Alberts
The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
7 Nov

Thomas Nast
A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
25 Nov

Panic of 1873
The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.

Births on March 31

Benjamín G. Hill

Born on March 31, 1874

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Events on 1874

Tichborne case

Second Treaty of Saigon

Gert Alberts

Thomas Nast

Panic of 1873