Famous Birthdays In July - 31

1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)  

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 this day in history.  

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)  

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster  

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

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  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat was born on July - 31.  

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1702  On this day in history birth of jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. 1768)  

1704  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) was born on July - 31.  

1718  On this day in history birth of john Canton, English physicist (d. 1772)  

1724  Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1801) was born on this day in history.  

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

1743  August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 31.  

1816  George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1825  Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on July - 31.  

1825  William S. Clark, American senator and scholar (d. 1886) was born on July - 31.  

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 this day in history birth of peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish)  

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 July - 31.  

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

1843  Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918) was born on July - 31.  

1844  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

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0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.  

1358  On this day in history etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies  

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.  

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on July - 31.  

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1566  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92  

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60  

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.