Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

1749  On this day in history birth of radistschew, writer   

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer was born on August - 31.   

1775  On August - 31 birth of francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

1811  On this day in history birth of goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1811  Theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus) was born on August - 31.   

1821  On August - 31 birth of vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer   

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on August - 31.   

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 31.   

1834  Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani) was born on August - 31.   

1843  On this day in history birth of georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)   

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister was born on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history birth of stefan Surzynski, composer   

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

1870  On this day in history birth of maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response)   

1871  James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Albert Riemenschneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

1879  Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  Alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.   

1880  On August - 31 birth of wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

1884  George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian was born on this day in history.   

1885  On August - 31 birth of duBose Heyward, novelist (Porgy)   

1887  Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist was born on August - 31.   

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0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

1218  On this day in history al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.