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 July - 31.   

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

1847  Ignatio Cervantes, composer on July - 31.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1856  On July - 31 christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

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

1864  On July - 31 ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers   

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1865  The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia on this day in history.   

1872  On July - 31 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 this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door)   

1875  On this day in history andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66   

1876  On July - 31 uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

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  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show) on this day in history.   

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

1900  On July - 31 boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

1900  On July - 31 elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)   

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

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  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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

1578  On July - 31 birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

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 this day in history.   

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

1396  On July - 31 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  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  On this day in history 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)