Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.  

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.  

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  

1749  Radistschew, writer was born on this day in history.  

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer was born on August - 31.  

1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer was born on this day in history.  

1811  On August - 31 birth of goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885  

1811  Theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus) was born on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history birth of vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer  

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on August - 31.  

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.  

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 31.  

1834  Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani) was born on August - 31.  

1843  On August - 31 birth of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)  

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister was born on August - 31.  

1855  Stefan Surzynski, composer was born on August - 31.  

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer was born on August - 31.  

1864  Max Wilhelm Zach, composer was born on this day in history.  

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) was born on August - 31.  

1871  On August - 31 birth of james E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944)  

1878  On this day in history birth of albert Riemenschneider, composer  

1878  Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933) was born on August - 31.  

1879  Joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26) was born on August - 31.  

1879  Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer was born on August - 31.  

1879  On August - 31 birth of alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964)  

1880  Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948) was born on this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history birth of george Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian  

1885  DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history birth of friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist  

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0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque  

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.  

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

1158  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.  

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.  

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)