Famous Deaths In July - 31

0855  On this day in history death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)  

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

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)  

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

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65  

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on July - 31.  

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)  

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

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

1750  Johan V, King of Portugal, dies on July - 31.  

1763  James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish on July - 31.  

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history 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  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on July - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1932  On this day in history francesco Paolo Neglia, composer, dies at 58  

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

1942  Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer, dies at 79 on July - 31.  

1943  Hedley Verity, cricketer (144 wickets in 40 Tests), dies in POW camp on this day in history.  

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

1951  On July - 31 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 this day in history robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63  

1954  Death of Onofre Marimón, Argentine racing driver (b. 1923) on July - 31.  

1960  Karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77 on July - 31.  

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)  

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

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

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)  

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

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

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

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