Famous Deaths In August - 31
Monday, 18 March 2024
0651 Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.
0683 On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque
1056 On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)
1057 Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.
1158 Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.
1218 On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies
1234 On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
1372 On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)
1422 On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies
1590 Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on August - 31.
1604 Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1616 On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43
1631 Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.
1638 On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67
1645 On this day in history death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
1654 On August - 31 death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)
1667 On August - 31 johann Rist, composer, dies at 60
1688 On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies
1730 Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on August - 31.
1741 On this day in history death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)
1772 On August - 31 death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)
1795 Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1799 Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on August - 31.
1805 Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
1832 Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.
1862 On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle
1864 On August - 31 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39
1867 [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46 on this day in history.
1869 Death of Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) on this day in history.
1873 Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.
1875 Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies
1885 On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies
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