Historical Events In August - 31

1778  British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution on this day in history.   

1778  British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68   

1805  On August - 31 joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95   

1811  On August - 31 goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1821  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer on August - 31.   

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

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 on August - 31.   

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1829  Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.   

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

1836  HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands on this day in history.   

1842  US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on this day in history.   

1842  On August - 31 micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine   

1843  Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate on August - 31.   

1846  Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine on this day in history.   

1850  On August - 31 calif pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets   

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

1855  On this day in history stefan Surzynski, composer   

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer on August - 31.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1864  Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough on August - 31.   

1864  On this day in history atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties   

1864  On August - 31 max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

1864  On August - 31 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39   

1867  [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46 on August - 31.   

1870  On August - 31 maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1876  Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history albert Riemenschneider, composer   

1879  On August - 31 joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

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  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

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

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

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

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

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