Famous Deaths Happened In July - 31

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  On this day in history death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

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

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.   

1693  Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on July - 31.   

1726  On July - 31 death of nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)   

1750  Johan V, King of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

1763  On July - 31 james Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies   

1784  Denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies on July - 31.   

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

1795  On this day in history jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54   

1811  On this day in history death of miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish   

1864  On July - 31 louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64   

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

1886  On July - 31 franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74   

1891  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on July - 31.   

1911  Jack Edwards, cricketer (1888 Ashes tourist), dies on July - 31.   

1914  Death of A J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered= on this day in history.   

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  Death of Whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel on July - 31.   

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

1943  On this day in history hedley Verity, cricketer (144 wickets in 40 Tests), dies in POW camp   

1948  Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70 on July - 31.   

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

1952  On this day in history n B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (S African slow lefty 1947-51), dies   

1953  On July - 31 robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63   

1954  On this day in history death of onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923)   

1960  Karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)