Famous Birthdays In August - 31

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

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.  

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.  

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.  

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.  

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

1749  On August - 31 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 August - 31.  

1821  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer was born on August - 31.  

1822  On August - 31 birth of fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 was born on August - 31.  

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)  

1843  Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.  

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister was born on this day in history.  

1855  On this day in history birth of stefan Surzynski, composer  

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1871  James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1879  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1880  Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948) was born on August - 31.  

1884  On August - 31 birth of george Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian  

1885  DuBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy) was born on August - 31.  

1887  Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist was born on August - 31.  

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0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.  

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 August - 31.  

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

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

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

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)  

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