Famous Deaths In August - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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