Famous Deaths In August - 31

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.   

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

1057  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)   

1422  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on August - 31.   

1590  On this day in history floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

1604  On August - 31 giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58   

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

1638  On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67   

1645  On August - 31 death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)   

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on August - 31.   

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1730  On August - 31 death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)   

1741  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on August - 31.   

1772  On August - 31 death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  On this day in history francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68   

1799  On this day in history death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)   

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.   

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39 on August - 31.   

1867  [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1869  On August - 31 death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)   

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.   

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

1885  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on this day in history.   

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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 August - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer