Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 August - 31.
1056 On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)
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 On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)
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
1604 Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.
1616 Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.
1631 Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.
1638 On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67
1645 On August - 31 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 On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies
1730 On this day in history 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 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 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 Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.
1875 Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1879 On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies
1885 Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on August - 31.
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