Famous Personalities Born In July - 31
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
1143 Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.
1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on this day in history.
1443 Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on July - 31.
1527 On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)
1550 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.
1578 Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.
1597 Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.
1598 Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.
1629 On July - 31 birth of johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer
1654 On July - 31 birth of jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat
1702 On July - 31 birth of jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. 1768)
1704 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) was born on this day in history.
1718 John Canton, English physicist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history birth of noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801)
1737 On this day in history birth of princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales (d. 1813)
1743 August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist was born on July - 31.
1748 Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.
1767 On July - 31 birth of amelie Julia Candielle, composer
1803 John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor was born on July - 31.
1808 Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer was born on July - 31.
1816 On July - 31 birth of george Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870
1817 Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.
1818 On July - 31 birth of heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer
1825 Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.
1825 William S. Clark, American senator and scholar (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.
1828 Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin) was born on this day in history.
1830 Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer was born on this day in history.
1834 On July - 31 birth of peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish)
1835 On July - 31 birth of henri Brisson, French statesman (d. 1912)
1835 Paul du Chaillu, French explorer (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865
1841 On this day in history birth of george Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer
1843 On July - 31 birth of peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918)
1844 On July - 31 birth of ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist