Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

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

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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

1057  On August - 31 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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1422  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on August - 31.   

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

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on August - 31.   

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

1741  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on August - 31.   

1772  On this day in history death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on August - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on August - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.   

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  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer