Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1831

Aug 23 In the year 1831 august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70  

Sep 06 Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1831.  

Sep 08 John Aitken, Scottish-born music publisher (b. 1745) died on this day in history.  

Sep 10 George Guest, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 18 On this day in history peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 27 Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91 in the year 1831.  

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

Oct 14 On this day in history death of jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761)  

Nov 11 Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged with 19 associates in VA died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 15 On this day in history vincenc Masek, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 16 Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 in the year 1831.  

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

Dec 08 James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies on this day in history.  

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 Paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60 in the year 1831.  

Dec 18 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75 in the year 1831.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of william Joseph Westbrook, composer  

Jan 02 Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898  

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

Jan 17 Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born in the year 1831.