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 August - 31.  

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  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1755  On August - 31 birth of johann Ignaz Walter, composer  

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1775  On this day in history birth of francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer  

1811  On this day in history birth of goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885  

1811  On August - 31 birth of theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus)  

1821  On August - 31 birth of vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer  

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

1823  On August - 31 birth of galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907  

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 this day in history.  

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

1852  On this day in history birth of georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister  

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

1856  On this day in history birth of nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer  

1864  Max Wilhelm Zach, composer was born on August - 31.  

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) was born on this day in history.  

1871  On this day in history birth of james E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944)  

1878  Albert Riemenschneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

1878  Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

1879  Joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26) was born on this day in history.  

1879  Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1880  On this day in history birth of wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)  

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

1885  On August - 31 birth of duBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy)  

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

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0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.  

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.  

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.  

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)  

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.