Page 4: Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole on this day in history.   

Jul 04   "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston in the year 1831.   

Jul 04   James Monroe 5th president, dies in the year 1831.   

Jul 04   In the year 1831 james Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73   

Jul 04   U.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France in the year 1831.   

Jul 09   In the year 1831 johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer   

Jul 14   William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 in the year 1831.   

Jul 18   In the year 1831 thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king in the year 1831.   

Jul 21   On this day in history belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 in the year 1831.   

Jul 24   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1831.   

Jul 30   On this day in history helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation)   

Aug 01   In the year 1831 london Bridge opens   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic in the year 1831.   

Aug 02   On this day in history ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

Aug 08   On this day in history battle of Hasselt   

Aug 09   1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   First US steam engine train run on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1831 former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery in the year 1831.   

Aug 12   Dutch troops conquer Leuven on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia in the year 1831.   

Aug 13   Salomon Jaoassohn, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1831.   

Aug 16   In the year 1831 edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

Aug 19   On this day in history stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 21   In the year 1831 nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia)   

Aug 22   John White, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1831.   

Aug 23   In the year 1831 august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70   

Aug 24   John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle in the year 1831.   

Aug 28   Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer in the year 1831.   

Aug 30   In the year 1831 charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

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Jan 01   In the year 1831 birth of william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1831 birth of justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)   

Jan 11   In the year 1831 birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)   

Jan 26   Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

Jan 06   On this day in history rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

Jan 08   In the year 1831 franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 21   On this day in history achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

Feb 05   John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 died in the year 1831.   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   In the year 1831 henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

Mar 04   In the year 1831 georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82