Famous Personalities Born In July - 31
Thursday, 12 June 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 this day in history.
1443 Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on July - 31.
1527 On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)
1550 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history 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 July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)
1629 Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer was born on this day in history.
1654 On this day in history birth of jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat
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 this day in history.
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 July - 31.
1737 Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales (d. 1813) was born on July - 31.
1743 On this day in history birth of august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist
1748 Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.
1767 On this day in history 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 George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 was born on this day in history.
1817 On July - 31 birth of philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894
1818 On this day in history birth of heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer
1825 Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on July - 31.
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 Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer was born on July - 31.
1834 On July - 31 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 On July - 31 birth of paul du Chaillu, French explorer (d. 1903)
1837 William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on July - 31.
1841 On this day in history birth of george Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer
1843 Peter Rosegger, Austrian poet (d. 1918) was born on July - 31.
1844 Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist was born on July - 31.