Historical Events In July - 31

0432  On July - 31 st Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  On this day in history [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

0781  The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781) on this day in history.   

0904  Thessalonica is stormed by the Saracen corsair Leo of Tripoli, who plunders the town and carries off some 20,000 inhabitants as slaves on this day in history.   

0904  Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica on July - 31.   

1099  El Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102 on July - 31.   

1108  France's Philip I dies at the end of July at age 56 after a reign of nearly 48 years on July - 31.   

1291  On July - 31 egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

1396  On this day in history philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1423  On this day in history hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon on July - 31.   

1451  Jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France on July - 31.   

1498  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad   

1527  On this day in history maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1578  On July - 31 catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1588  On July - 31 english fleet beats Spanish Armada   

1597  On this day in history sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1620  On July - 31 pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America   

1629  Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer on July - 31.   

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  On this day in history fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux   

1654  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on July - 31.   

1655  Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor   

1664  Pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1667  Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends on July - 31.   

1693  Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on July - 31.   

1703  On July - 31 daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.   

1704  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) on July - 31.   

1718  On this day in history battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish   

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1143  On July - 31 birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

1508  On this day in history death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.