Famous Birthdays In August - 31

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

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 this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

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

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

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.  

1749  Radistschew, writer was born on August - 31.  

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

1823  On this day in history 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 August - 31.  

1843  On this day in history birth of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)  

1852  On August - 31 birth of georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister  

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

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

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

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  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 August - 31 birth of wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)  

1884  On August - 31 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  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.  

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