Historical Events In August - 31

0012  On August - 31 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  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  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.  

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 August - 31.  

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

1230  On August - 31 utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice  

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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  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on this day in history.  

1535  Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII on this day in history.  

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

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

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.  

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

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

1663  On this day in history guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1667  On this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60  

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

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.  

1696  On this day in history johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1741  On this day in history johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

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

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer on August - 31.  

1749  Radistschew, writer on this day in history.  

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

1755  On August - 31 johann Ignaz Walter, composer  

1772  On August - 31 hurricane destroy ships off Dominica  

1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.  

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

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

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

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

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 August - 31.  

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.  

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

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

1218  On this day in history 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  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.