Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India  

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.  

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

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 August - 31 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  On this day in history birth of radistschew, writer  

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer was born on this day in history.  

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1834  Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani) was born on this day in history.  

1843  Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919) was born on August - 31.  

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 August - 31 birth of nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer  

1864  On this day in history birth of max Wilhelm Zach, composer  

1870  On August - 31 birth of maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)  

1871  James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944) was born on August - 31.  

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

1878  On this day in history birth of frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)  

1879  On August - 31 birth of joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)  

1879  On this day in history birth of viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer  

1879  Alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964) was born on August - 31.  

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

1884  George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian was born on August - 31.  

1885  On this day in history birth of duBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy)  

1887  On August - 31 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 August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque  

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

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

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

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)