Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   In the year 1831 admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole   

Jul 04   In the year 1831 "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston   

Jul 04   James Monroe 5th president, dies in the year 1831.   

Jul 04   James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   U.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France in the year 1831.   

Jul 09   In the year 1831 johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer   

Jul 14   William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1831 belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   On this day in history belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history london Bridge opens to traffic   

Aug 02   In the year 1831 ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

Aug 08   Battle of Hasselt on this day in history.   

Aug 09   1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY) in the year 1831.   

Aug 09   On this day in history first US steam engine train run   

Aug 10   In the year 1831 former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery in the year 1831.   

Aug 12   In the year 1831 dutch troops conquer Leuven   

Aug 13   In the year 1831 nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia   

Aug 13   Salomon Jaoassohn, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30   

Aug 16   Edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 in the year 1831.   

Aug 19   Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1831.   

Aug 21   Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   John White, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70   

Aug 24   John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle in the year 1831.   

Aug 28   In the year 1831 fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer   

Aug 29   Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer in the year 1831.   

Aug 30   Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle in the year 1831.   

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Jan 01   William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 02   In the year 1831 birth of justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jan 14   John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)   

Jan 26   In the year 1831 birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)   

Jan 04   On this day in history nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

Jan 06   On this day in history rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

Jan 08   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1831 achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

Feb 05   John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82