Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

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

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

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

1218  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

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

1372  On August - 31 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  On August - 31 floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

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  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  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.   

1730  On August - 31 death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)   

1741  On August - 31 death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)   

1772  Death of William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) on August - 31.   

1795  On this day in history francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68   

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

1869  On August - 31 death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)   

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

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

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

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