July 31 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1737  Prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court.   

1741  Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia   

1743  August R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist.   

1748  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist   

1750  Johan V, King of Portugal, dies.   

1751  Fire in Stockholm destroys 1000 houses   

1763  James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies   

1767  Amelie Julia Candielle, composer.   

1771  Paul Potters "Great ossendrift" sold for Ÿ9050 in Amsterdam   

1774  Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen   

1777  Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army.   

1784  Denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies   

1790  The inaugural US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.   

1790  1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.   

1790  Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48   

1792  Cornerstone laid for 1st US govt building: US Mint in Phila   

1794  All Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem   

1795  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54   

1803  John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor.   

1808  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer.   

1809  The inaugural practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila.   

1809  1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila.   

1811  Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish.   

1813  British invade Plattsburgh, NY   

1815  Commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812.   

1816  George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870.   

1817  Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894   

1818  Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer.   

1825  Thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1828  Francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin).   

1830  Charles X of France steps down by force.   

1830  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer   

1834  Peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish).   

1837  William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865.   

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1143  Emperor nijo of japan: Emperor nijo of japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips: The good, duke of burgundy//brabant/limburg/count   

1443  Albrecht iii of saxon-meisen: Duke of saxon   

1527  Maximilian ii: German king/emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob handl: [petelin], austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  Catharina belgica of nassau: Daughter of willem of orange   

1597  Sebastian stosskopf: Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro algardi: Italian sculptor and architect   

0855  Imam ahmad ibn hanbal: Muslim jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne marcel: French textile merchant/reformer/boer leader,   

1396  Death of William courtenay: Archbishop of canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Death of Na'od: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius loyola: Spanish founder (jesuit),   

1566  Bartholome de casas: Spanish historian/bishop of chiapa,   

1648  Death of Benedictus j van haeften: Poet (regia thru crucis),   

1653  Thomas dudley: Governor of massachusetts bay colony (b. 1576)