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

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  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  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)  

1422  On this day in history henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies  

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on August - 31.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1795  On August - 31 francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68  

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on August - 31.  

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

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle  

1864  Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 on August - 31.  

1867  On August - 31 [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 August - 31.  

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 August - 31 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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