Historical Events For 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  On this day in history august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist  

1748  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history johan V, King of Portugal, dies  

1751  Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses on July - 31.  

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 July - 31.  

1774  On July - 31 joseph Priestley discovers oxygen  

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1777  Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army on July - 31.  

1784  Denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies on this day in history.  

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

1790  1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process on this day in history.  

1790  Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48 on July - 31.  

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

1794  All Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem on this day in history.  

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

1803  John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor on this day in history.  

1808  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer on July - 31.  

1809  On July - 31 the first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila  

1809  On July - 31 1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila  

1811  Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish on this day in history.  

1813  British invade Plattsburgh, NY on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1817  Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on this day in history.  

1818  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer on July - 31.  

1825  On this day in history thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

1828  Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin) on July - 31.  

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

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

1834  On this day in history peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish)  

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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  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  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.  

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

0855  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)  

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  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.  

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on July - 31.  

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