Famous Deaths In August - 31

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

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque  

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.  

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

1158  On August - 31 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 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.  

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  On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67  

1645  Death of Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) on this day in history.  

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on August - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1805  On August - 31 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 this day in history 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  [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46 on August - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  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  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.  

1741  On August - 31 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