Famous Deaths In August - 31

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

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.  

1057  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 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  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

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

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

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

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

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 August - 31.  

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies  

1730  On August - 31 death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)  

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

1772  Death of William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) on this day in history.  

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 August - 31.  

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on August - 31.  

1864  On August - 31 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

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

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  On August - 31 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies  

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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 this day in history.  

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

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