Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  

0683  On August - 31 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  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

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

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 August - 31.  

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

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on August - 31.  

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies  

1730  On this day in history death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)  

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 August - 31.  

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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

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

1875  On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49  

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies  

1885  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on August - 31.  

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India  

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.  

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.  

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  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

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

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.