Historical Events In July - 31

1837  On this day in history william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer on July - 31.   

1844  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on July - 31.   

1847  On July - 31 ignatio Cervantes, composer   

1848  On July - 31 jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville)   

1849  Benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon on this day in history.   

1852  Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg) on July - 31.   

1854  On this day in history jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12)   

1855  On this day in history hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg)   

1856  Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on July - 31.   

1861  9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record on July - 31.   

1864  Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers on July - 31.   

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on July - 31.   

1865  On this day in history east India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan.   

1865  On this day in history the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.   

1872  C H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

1874  Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on this day in history.   

1875  Harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door) on July - 31.   

1875  Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on this day in history.   

1876  US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.   

1882  Grete Gulbransson, writer on this day in history.   

1884  On July - 31 karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow)   

1886  Franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74 on July - 31.   

1889  Donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche) on July - 31.   

1891  On July - 31 jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77   

1893  On this day in history henry Perky patents shredded wheat   

1893  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer on July - 31.   

1894  On this day in history roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show)   

1899  Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's on this day in history.   

1900  Boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)   

1901  On this day in history abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands   

1901  Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages) on this day in history.   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

1396  On July - 31 birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.