Famous Personalities Born In July - 31
Friday, 19 December 2025
1143 Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on this day in history. 

1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31. 

1443 On July - 31 birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon 

1527 On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) 

1550 On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster 

1578 On July - 31 birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange 

1597 Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history. 

1598 On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) 

1629 On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer 

1654 Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat was born on this day in history. 

1702 Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. 1768) was born on this day in history. 

1704 On this day in history birth of gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) 

1718 John Canton, English physicist (d. 1772) was born on July - 31. 

1724 On July - 31 birth of noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801) 

1737 On July - 31 birth of princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales (d. 1813) 

1743 On this day in history birth of august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist 

1748 On this day in history birth of isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist 

1767 On July - 31 birth of amelie Julia Candielle, composer 

1803 John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor was born on this day in history. 

1808 Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer was born on July - 31. 

1825 Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history. 

1825 On this day in history birth of william S. Clark, American senator and scholar (d. 1886) 

1828 Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin) was born on this day in history. 

1830 On this day in history birth of frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer 

1834 Peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish) was born on this day in history. 

1835 On this day in history birth of henri Brisson, French statesman (d. 1912) 

1835 Paul du Chaillu, French explorer (d. 1903) was born on July - 31. 

1837 William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history. 

1841 George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer was born on July - 31. 

1843 Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918) was born on this day in history. 

1844 On this day in history birth of ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist 

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