Historical Events In July - 31

0432  St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0768  On this day in history [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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

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  Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica on this day in history.   

1099  On July - 31 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   

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 this day in history.   

1396  On this day in history philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1423  Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant on July - 31.   

1443  On this day in history albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1451  On this day in history jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France.   

1498  On July - 31 christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad   

1527  On this day in history maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1566  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange on July - 31.   

1588  On July - 31 english fleet beats Spanish Armada   

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

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

1629  Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1654  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on July - 31.   

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

1658  On this day in history aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor   

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

1667  On July - 31 peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends   

1693  Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1703  On July - 31 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  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on July - 31.   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

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

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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