Famous Deaths In July - 31

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.  

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.  

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.  

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.  

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.  

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60  

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.  

1693  On this day in history willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73  

1726  On this day in history death of nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)  

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1750  On July - 31 johan V, King of Portugal, dies  

1763  James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies on July - 31.  

1784  Denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies on this day in history.  

1790  Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1795  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54 on July - 31.  

1811  On July - 31 death of miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish  

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on July - 31.  

1875  On July - 31 andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66  

1886  On this day in history franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74  

1891  On this day in history jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77  

1911  On July - 31 jack Edwards, cricketer (1888 Ashes tourist), dies  

1914  On July - 31 death of a J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered=  

1917  On July - 31 charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies  

1919  R G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies on July - 31.  

1932  On July - 31 francesco Paolo Neglia, composer, dies at 58  

1940  On this day in history death of whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel  

1942  On this day in history francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer, dies at 79  

1943  Hedley Verity, cricketer (144 wickets in 40 Tests), dies in POW camp on July - 31.  

1948  On July - 31 maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70  

1951  On this day in history j of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies  

1952  N B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (S African slow lefty 1947-51), dies on July - 31.  

1953  Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63 on this day in history.  

1954  Death of Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923) on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77  

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1143  On July - 31 birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)  

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count  

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon  

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on July - 31.  

1550  On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster  

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.  

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.