Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.  

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque  

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

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

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  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  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on this day in history.  

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 August - 31.  

1799  On August - 31 death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)  

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

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

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.  

1862  On this day in history 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  [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1869  Death of Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) on this day in history.  

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.  

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1879  William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies on August - 31.  

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

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.  

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  On August - 31 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  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer