Famous Birthdays In August - 31

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.   

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

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history birth of radistschew, writer   

1755  On this day in history birth of johann Ignaz Walter, composer   

1775  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 birth of theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet (Albertus)   

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

1822  On August - 31 birth of fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

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  On this day in history birth of amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)   

1843  Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919) was born on August - 31.   

1852  On this day in history birth of georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

1855  Stefan Surzynski, composer was born on August - 31.   

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

1864  Max Wilhelm Zach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) was born on this day in history.   

1871  James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944) was born on August - 31.   

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

1878  On August - 31 birth of frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)   

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 August - 31.   

1880  On this day in history birth of wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)   

1884  George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian was born on August - 31.   

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

1887  On August - 31 birth of friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

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0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

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

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

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

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.   

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)