Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  On August - 31 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  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.  

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.  

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)  

1422  On August - 31 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.  

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

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

1631  On this day in history nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43  

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

1645  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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 this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53  

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1864  On August - 31 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

1867  On August - 31 [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46  

1869  Death of Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) on August - 31.  

1873  On August - 31 charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70  

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

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.  

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

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer