Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  On August - 31 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 this day in history.  

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

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

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 August - 31.  

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.  

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

1741  On August - 31 death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)  

1772  Death of William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) on this day in history.  

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

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

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1814  On August - 31 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  On this day in history george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

1864  Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

1885  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies  

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.  

1602  On August - 31 birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

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

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

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.  

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

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.