Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1831

Aug 23 August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of john Aitken, Scottish-born music publisher (b. 1745)  

Sep 10 In the year 1831 george Guest, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 18 Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1831.  

Sep 27 Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Joannis Capodistrias, Pres of Greece (1829-31), murdered died on this day in history.  

Oct 14 Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761) died on this day in history.  

Nov 11 On this day in history death of nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged with 19 associates in VA  

Nov 14 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian composer/piano builder, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Nov 15 In the year 1831 vincenc Masek, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 16 On this day in history karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51  

Dec 02 On this day in history traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56  

Dec 08 On this day in history james Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies  

Dec 10 Thomas Seebeck, Baltic German physicist (b. 1770) died in the year 1831.  

Dec 11 On this day in history john George Schetky, composer, dies at 55  

Dec 15 In the year 1831 paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60  

Dec 18 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born in the year 1831.  

Jan 02 In the year 1831 birth of justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)  

Jan 11 James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born in the year 1831.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)  

Jan 18 Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born in the year 1831.  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)