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  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on July - 31.   

1847  Ignatio Cervantes, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1852  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 July - 31.   

1861  9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record on July - 31.   

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

1864  On July - 31 louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64   

1865  On July - 31 east India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan.   

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 July - 31.   

1874  On this day in history commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

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  Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on July - 31.   

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

1882  On this day in history grete Gulbransson, writer   

1884  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 July - 31.   

1894  On July - 31 roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show)   

1899  On July - 31 albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's   

1900  Boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin on this day in history.   

1900  Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll) on this day in history.   

1901  Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands on July - 31.   

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

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  On July - 31 birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  On July - 31 birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

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

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

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

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)