Page 4: Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   On this day in history admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history james Monroe 5th president, dies   

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   On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 21   In the year 1831 belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   In the year 1831 belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   In the year 1831 emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1831 helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation)   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens in the year 1831.   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history first US steam engine train run   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 16   In the year 1831 eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30   

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

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

Aug 21   Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history john White, composer, dies at 52   

Aug 23   August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 in the year 1831.   

Aug 24   On this day in history john Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle   

Aug 28   Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer in the year 1831.   

Aug 29   On this day in history michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer   

Aug 30   On this day in history charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

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

Jan 11   James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 14   In the year 1831 birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903   

Jan 17   In the year 1831 birth of archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

Jan 20   Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born on this day in history.   

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   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1831.   

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   In the year 1831 vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies in the year 1831.   

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