Historical Events In July - 31

1837  William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on this day in history.   

1841  George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer on July - 31.   

1844  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history ignatio Cervantes, composer   

1848  Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) on July - 31.   

1849  On this day in history benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon   

1852  Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg) on this day in history.   

1854  Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12) on July - 31.   

1855  Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg) on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

1861  On this day in history 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record   

1864  On July - 31 ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers   

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1865  East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan on July - 31.   

1865  On July - 31 the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.   

1872  C H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild on July - 31.   

1874  Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes on July - 31.   

1874  Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on July - 31.   

1875  Harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door) on July - 31.   

1875  Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on this day in history.   

1876  US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on July - 31.   

1882  Grete Gulbransson, writer on this day in history.   

1884  Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow) on July - 31.   

1886  Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche)   

1891  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1893  Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on this day in history.   

1893  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer on July - 31.   

1894  Roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show) on July - 31.   

1899  On July - 31 albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's   

1900  On July - 31 boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

1900  On this day in history elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)   

1901  Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands on July - 31.   

1901  On this day in history jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages)   

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

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

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

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

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0855  On this day in history 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 July - 31 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  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)