Historical Events In July - 31

1737  On this day in history prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court  

1741  Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia on July - 31.  

1743  August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist  

1750  Johan V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.  

1751  On July - 31 fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses  

1763  James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies on this day in history.  

1767  On this day in history amelie Julia Candielle, composer  

1771  On this day in history paul Potters "Great ossendrift" sold for Ÿ9050 in Amsterdam  

1774  Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen on July - 31.  

1777  Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies  

1790  The first US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process on this day in history.  

1790  1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process on July - 31.  

1790  Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history cornerstone laid for 1st US govt building: US Mint in Phila  

1794  On this day in history all Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem  

1795  On this day in history jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54  

1803  On this day in history john Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor  

1808  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer on July - 31.  

1809  The first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history 1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila  

1811  On this day in history miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish  

1813  British invade Plattsburgh, NY on July - 31.  

1813  On this day in history british invade Plattsburgh NY  

1815  Commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812 on this day in history.  

1816  George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on July - 31.  

1817  On this day in history philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894  

1818  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer  

1825  On July - 31 thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1828  On July - 31 francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin)  

1830  Charles X of France resigns by force on this day in history.  

1830  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer on July - 31.  

1834  Peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish) on this day in history.  

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on this day in history.  

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

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.  

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

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on July - 31.  

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

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.  

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)  

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

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.  

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

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.  

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

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

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)