Famous Deaths In August - 31

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 August - 31.  

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  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

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

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)  

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)  

1422  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on August - 31.  

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

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1604  On August - 31 giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58  

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

1638  On August - 31 john Ward, composer, dies at 67  

1645  On August - 31 death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)  

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on this day in history.  

1667  On August - 31 johann Rist, composer, dies at 60  

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies  

1730  On this day in history death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)  

1741  On this day in history death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)  

1772  Death of William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) on August - 31.  

1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)  

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on August - 31.  

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on August - 31.  

1832  On August - 31 jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53  

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on August - 31.  

1864  On this day in history ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

1867  On August - 31 [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46  

1869  On August - 31 death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)  

1873  On this day in history charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70  

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on August - 31.  

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies  

1885  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on this day in history.  

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1569  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India  

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 August - 31.  

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.  

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer