Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1218  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1422  On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies   

1590  On this day in history floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history 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 this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

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

1730  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on August - 31.   

1741  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  On this day in history francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68   

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95   

1814  On August - 31 death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)   

1832  On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53   

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

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

1867  On this day in history [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46   

1869  On this day in history death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)   

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

1875  On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

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

1885  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on August - 31.   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.