Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole in the year 1831.  

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   On this day in history james Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73  

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

Jul 09   On this day in history johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer  

Jul 14   William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 in the year 1831.  

Jul 18   On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king in the year 1831.  

Jul 21   Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 in the year 1831.  

Jul 24   On this day in history maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41  

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

Aug 01   On this day in history london Bridge opens  

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic in the year 1831.  

Aug 02   On this day in history ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium  

Aug 08   Battle of Hasselt in the year 1831.  

Aug 09   1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   First US steam engine train run on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery in the year 1831.  

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Dutch troops conquer Leuven on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia  

Aug 13   Salomon Jaoassohn, composer in the year 1831.  

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history john White, composer, dies at 52  

Aug 23   August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 in the year 1831.  

Aug 24   John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle  

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Jan 01   William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1831 birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903  

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1831 nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37  

Jan 06   Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 in the year 1831.  

Jan 08   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1831.  

Jan 21   On this day in history achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49  

Feb 05   On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29  

Feb 14   Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies in the year 1831.  

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

Mar 04   Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.