Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

0651  On this day in history 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  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.   

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  On August - 31 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  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.   

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)   

1422  On this day in history henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies   

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1688  On August - 31 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 August - 31.   

1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

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

1832  On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53   

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  On this day in history [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  On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

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 this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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