Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31

1837  On July - 31 william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

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

1844  On this day in history ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist   

1847  On this day in history ignatio Cervantes, composer   

1848  On this day in history jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville)   

1849  On July - 31 benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon   

1852  Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg) on July - 31.   

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 this day in history 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 July - 31.   

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

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  On this day in history patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

1875  Harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door) on July - 31.   

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

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

1882  On this day in history grete Gulbransson, writer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1891  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1893  Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on July - 31.   

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  Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

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

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

1901  Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages) on July - 31.   

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1143  On July - 31 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  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on July - 31.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On this day in history 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  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.