Historical Events In July - 31

1737  On July - 31 prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court   

1741  On July - 31 charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.   

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 July - 31.   

1751  Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses on this day in history.   

1763  James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies on July - 31.   

1767  Amelie Julia Candielle, composer on July - 31.   

1771  Paul Potters "Great ossendrift" sold for Ÿ9050 in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1774  On July - 31 joseph Priestley discovers oxygen   

1777  On this day in history marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army   

1784  Denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1790  On July - 31 johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48   

1792  On July - 31 cornerstone laid for 1st US govt building: US Mint in Phila   

1794  All Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem on July - 31.   

1795  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54 on July - 31.   

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 July - 31 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  On this day in history british invade Plattsburgh, NY   

1813  On July - 31 british invade Plattsburgh NY   

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

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

1817  Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on July - 31.   

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

1825  Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

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

1830  On July - 31 charles X of France resigns by force   

1830  On this day in history frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer   

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 July - 31.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

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

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on July - 31.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

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