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 this day in history.  

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  On July - 31 egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine  

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

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

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1423  On this day in history hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant  

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

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

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

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) on this day in history.  

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

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

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1578  On this day in history catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange  

1588  On this day in history english fleet beats Spanish Armada  

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized on this day in history.  

1620  On July - 31 pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America  

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  On this day in history fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux  

1654  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on this day in history.  

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  Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor on July - 31.  

1664  On this day in history pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris  

1667  On this day in history peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends  

1693  On July - 31 willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73  

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  On July - 31 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)  

1718  Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish on July - 31.  

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.  

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

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.  

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

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65  

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

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60  

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)