Famous Deaths In August - 31

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

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 this day in history.   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

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

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.   

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  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

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

1645  Death of Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) on this day in history.   

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

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1730  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 31.   

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on this day in history.   

1832  On August - 31 jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53   

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 on August - 31.   

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 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  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

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 this day in history.   

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

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