Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.  

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

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.  

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

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  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.  

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

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

1590  On August - 31 floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies  

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1604  On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58  

1616  On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43  

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

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on August - 31.  

1645  On this day in history death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)  

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on August - 31.  

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  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  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 August - 31.  

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

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  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on August - 31.  

1879  On this day in history 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  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.  

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

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