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

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 August - 31 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 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.  

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

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

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

1422  On this day in history henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies  

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

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

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  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1696  On this day in history johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland on August - 31.  

1748  On August - 31 jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  

1749  On this day in history radistschew, writer  

1751  English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India on this day in history.  

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 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 August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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