Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.  

1602  On August - 31 birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1755  On this day in history birth of johann Ignaz Walter, composer  

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1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer was born on August - 31.  

1811  Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born on August - 31.  

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of george Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

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

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

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

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  On August - 31 birth of albert Riemenschneider, composer  

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

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

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

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 August - 31.  

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

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  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies  

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

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

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