Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.  

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.  

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

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

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.  

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  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 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 this day in history.  

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

1638  On August - 31 john Ward, composer, dies at 67  

1645  Death of Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) on August - 31.  

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

1667  On August - 31 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  On August - 31 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 this day in history.  

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1862  On August - 31 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 August - 31.  

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

1879  On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies  

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 this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

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 this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

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

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