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 this day in history.  

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

1218  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1422  On this day in history 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  

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1604  On August - 31 giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58  

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

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)  

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  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on August - 31.  

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on this day in history.  

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  [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 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 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  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  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.  

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

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

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.  

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer