Historical Events In July - 31

0432  On July - 31 st Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 31.   

0781  The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781) on this day in history.   

0904  Thessalonica is stormed by the Saracen corsair Leo of Tripoli, who plunders the town and carries off some 20,000 inhabitants as slaves on this day in history.   

0904  On this day in history saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica   

1099  El Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102 on this day in history.   

1108  On this day in history france's Philip I dies at the end of July at age 56 after a reign of nearly 48 years   

1291  Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine on July - 31.   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  On July - 31 philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1423  Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant on this day in history.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon on July - 31.   

1451  On July - 31 jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France.   

1498  Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad on this day in history.   

1527  On July - 31 maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  On July - 31 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1578  On July - 31 catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1588  English fleet beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized on July - 31.   

1620  Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America on July - 31.   

1629  On July - 31 johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer   

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux on July - 31.   

1654  On this day in history jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat   

1655  Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years on July - 31.   

1658  Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor on July - 31.   

1664  Pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris on July - 31.   

1667  Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends on this day in history.   

1693  Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on July - 31.   

1703  On this day in history daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.   

1704  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) on July - 31.   

1718  On July - 31 battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish   

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1143  On July - 31 birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

1443  On July - 31 birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on July - 31.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  On this day in history death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  On this day in history death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)