Famous Deaths In August - 31

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

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)   

1422  On this day in history henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies   

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  On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  On August - 31 nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on August - 31.   

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

1654  On this day in history death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)   

1667  On this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1730  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)   

1772  On this day in history death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

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

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on August - 31.   

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

1814  On August - 31 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 this day in history george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

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

1885  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies   

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

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

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 August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

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

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