Historical Events In August - 31

0012  On this day in history caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD)   

0161  On this day in history lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91)   

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

0683  On August - 31 pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1142  On August - 31 with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

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.   

1310  On this day in history german king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia   

1422  On August - 31 henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.   

1422  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on August - 31.   

1535  On this day in history pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII   

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

1602  On August - 31 amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

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

1616  On this day in history gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67   

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  On August - 31 johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

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

1688  On this day in history john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1696  On August - 31 johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer on this day in history.   

1745  On August - 31 bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland   

1748  On August - 31 jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

1749  On August - 31 radistschew, writer   

1751  On this day in history english troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India   

1755  On this day in history johann Ignaz Walter, composer   

1772  On August - 31 hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

1775  On August - 31 francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

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

1602  On August - 31 birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

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  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

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

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)