Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

1749  On August - 31 birth of radistschew, writer   

1755  On August - 31 birth of johann Ignaz Walter, composer   

1775  On this day in history birth of francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

1811  Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born on August - 31.   

1811  Theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus) was born on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history birth of vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer   

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on August - 31.   

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of george Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1834  On August - 31 birth of amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)   

1843  On this day in history birth of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)   

1852  On August - 31 birth of georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

1855  Stefan Surzynski, composer was born on August - 31.   

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 31 birth of max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

1870  On this day in history birth of maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

1871  On this day in history birth of james E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944)   

1878  On August - 31 birth of albert Riemenschneider, composer   

1878  On this day in history birth of frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)   

1879  On this day in history birth of joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

1879  Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer was born on August - 31.   

1879  On this day in history birth of alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964)   

1880  Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948) was born on this day in history.   

1884  George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian was born on this day in history.   

1885  DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

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0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.