Historical Events In August - 31

1778  British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution on this day in history.  

1778  British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution on August - 31.  

1795  On August - 31 francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68  

1805  On this day in history joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95  

1811  Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on this day in history.  

1821  On August - 31 vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer  

1822  On this day in history fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 on this day in history.  

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 31.  

1829  Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) on August - 31.  

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1832  On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53  

1834  On this day in history amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)  

1836  HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands on August - 31.  

1842  US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on August - 31.  

1842  On this day in history micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine  

1843  Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate on August - 31.  

1846  Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine on August - 31.  

1850  Calif pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets on August - 31.  

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister on August - 31.  

1855  Stefan Surzynski, composer on August - 31.  

1856  On this day in history nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer  

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough  

1864  Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties on this day in history.  

1864  Max Wilhelm Zach, composer on August - 31.  

1864  On this day in history ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39  

1867  On this day in history [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46  

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70  

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on August - 31.  

1876  On this day in history ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.  

1878  On August - 31 albert Riemenschneider, composer  

1879  On this day in history joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)  

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies  

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

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

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

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

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 31.  

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

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

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

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