Historical Events In August - 31

0012  Caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD) on this day in history.   

0161  On August - 31 lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91)   

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

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

1056  Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty on this day in history.   

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  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   

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 August - 31 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 this day in history.   

1535  Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII on this day in history.   

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

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on August - 31.   

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

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

1616  On this day in history gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history 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  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer on this day in history.   

1741  On August - 31 johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1745  On this day in history bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer on August - 31.   

1749  On this day in history radistschew, writer   

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

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on August - 31.   

1772  Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica on this day in history.   

1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer on this day in history.   

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

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  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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