Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
1837 William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on July - 31.
1841 George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer on July - 31.
1844 Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on July - 31.
1847 Ignatio Cervantes, composer on July - 31.
1848 Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) on this day in history.
1849 On July - 31 benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon
1852 On July - 31 hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg)
1854 Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12) on July - 31.
1855 On this day in history hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg)
1856 Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.
1861 On July - 31 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record
1864 On this day in history ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers
1864 Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on July - 31.
1865 East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan on July - 31.
1865 The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia on this day in history.
1872 C H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild on this day in history.
1874 Commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes on July - 31.
1874 On July - 31 patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U
1875 On this day in history harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door)
1875 Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on July - 31.
1876 US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.
1882 Grete Gulbransson, writer on July - 31.
1884 Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow) on July - 31.
1886 Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 on July - 31.
1889 On this day in history donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche)
1891 On this day in history jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77
1893 On this day in history henry Perky patents shredded wheat
1893 On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer
1894 On July - 31 roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show)
1899 Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's on this day in history.
1900 On July - 31 boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin
1900 Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll) on July - 31.
1901 Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands on this day in history.
1901 On July - 31 jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages)
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