Famous Deaths In August - 31

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

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

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  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  On August - 31 floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies  

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.  

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

1631  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)  

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

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

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)  

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

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on August - 31.  

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies  

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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 August - 31.  

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.  

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

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.