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  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

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

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

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

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.   

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.   

1616  On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  On August - 31 nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on August - 31.   

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

1654  On August - 31 death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)   

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

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on this day in history.   

1730  On August - 31 death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)   

1741  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on August - 31.   

1772  On August - 31 death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

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

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 this day in history death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)   

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

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 31 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  Death of Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1873  On August - 31 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  William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

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 August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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