Historical Events In August - 31

0012  Caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD) on August - 31.   

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

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

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

1056  On this day in history byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.   

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

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

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

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

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

1310  German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia on August - 31.   

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

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

1535  On August - 31 pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII   

1569  On this day in history djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

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

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

1604  On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58   

1616  On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  On this day in history nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1688  Death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress on this day in history.   

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

1696  On August - 31 johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer on August - 31.   

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

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

1749  On this day in history 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 August - 31 hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

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

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

1602  On August - 31 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  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

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

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

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

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  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)