Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  

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

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

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 August - 31 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 August - 31.  

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

1631  On August - 31 nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43  

1638  On August - 31 john Ward, composer, dies at 67  

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  On this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60  

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

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

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

1799  On this day in history death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)  

1805  On August - 31 joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95  

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on August - 31.  

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  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  On this day in history death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)  

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 August - 31.  

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  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.  

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1721  On August - 31 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 August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer