Famous Deaths In August - 31
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
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 this day in history.
1056 Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.
1057 Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.
1158 Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.
1218 On August - 31 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 Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.
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.
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 On August - 31 nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43
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 On August - 31 death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)
1667 Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1688 John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.
1730 Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on August - 31.
1741 On August - 31 death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)
1772 Death of William Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695) on this day in history.
1795 Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1799 On August - 31 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 On August - 31 death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
1832 On August - 31 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 this day in history.
1867 On this day in history [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46
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 On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49
1879 William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies on this day in history.
1885 On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies
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