Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31

1837  On this day in history william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer on this day in history.   

1844  On July - 31 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist   

1847  On this day in history ignatio Cervantes, composer   

1848  Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) on July - 31.   

1849  Benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon on this day in history.   

1852  On July - 31 hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg)   

1854  On this day in history jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12)   

1855  Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg) on July - 31.   

1856  Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.   

1861  9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers   

1864  On this day in history louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64   

1865  East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan on this day in history.   

1865  On July - 31 the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.   

1872  On this day in history c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild   

1874  Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes on July - 31.   

1874  Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on July - 31.   

1875  On July - 31 harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door)   

1875  Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on this day in history.   

1876  US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.   

1882  Grete Gulbransson, writer on July - 31.   

1884  On July - 31 karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow)   

1886  Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 on July - 31.   

1889  On July - 31 donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche)   

1891  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on July - 31.   

1893  Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on this day in history.   

1893  On July - 31 charles Wilfred Orr, composer   

1894  Roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show) on July - 31.   

1899  On this day in history albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's   

1900  Boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin on July - 31.   

1900  Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll) on July - 31.   

1901  On this day in history abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands   

1901  On this day in history jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages)   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on this day in history.   

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 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)