Historical Events In August - 31

0012  On August - 31 caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD)  

0161  Lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91) on this day in history.  

0651  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.  

0683  Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  On August - 31 byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.  

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.  

1142  With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee on this day in history.  

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.  

1230  Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice on this day in history.  

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1310  German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1422  Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months on this day in history.  

1422  On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies  

1535  Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII on August - 31.  

1569  On August - 31 djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India  

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik on August - 31.  

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.  

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

1638  On August - 31 john Ward, composer, dies at 67  

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on August - 31.  

1688  On August - 31 death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress.  

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1741  On August - 31 johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland  

1748  On this day in history jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  

1749  On August - 31 radistschew, writer  

1751  English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India on August - 31.  

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on August - 31.  

1772  On this day in history hurricane destroy ships off Dominica  

1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer on August - 31.  

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.  

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.  

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.  

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.  

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)  

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.