Historical Events In August - 31

0012  On August - 31 caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD)   

0161  Lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91) on this day in history.   

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

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

1056  On August - 31 byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1142  With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee on this day in history.   

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

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

1230  Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice on August - 31.   

1310  On August - 31 german king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia   

1422  On this day in history henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.   

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

1535  On August - 31 pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII   

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India on this day in history.   

1590  On August - 31 floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

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

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.   

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

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

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

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on August - 31.   

1688  On August - 31 death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress.   

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.   

1696  On August - 31 johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

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

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland on this day in history.   

1748  On August - 31 jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

1749  Radistschew, writer on this day in history.   

1751  English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India on August - 31.   

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on August - 31.   

1772  On August - 31 hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

1775  On this day in history francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

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1569  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

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.   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

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 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 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 August - 31.   

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