Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31
Monday, 12 May 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 this day in history.
1056 Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.
1057 On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies
1158 Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.
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 On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies
1590 Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on August - 31.
1604 On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58
1616 On this day in history gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43
1631 On August - 31 nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43
1638 John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on August - 31.
1645 On August - 31 death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
1654 On this day in history death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)
1667 On August - 31 johann Rist, composer, dies at 60
1688 On this day in history 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 Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on August - 31.
1799 On August - 31 death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)
1805 Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on August - 31.
1814 On August - 31 death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
1832 Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
1862 On August - 31 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 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 August - 31.
1879 On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies
1885 On August - 31 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies
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