Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole in the year 1831.   

Jul 04   "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston on this day in history.   

Jul 04   James Monroe 5th president, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 04   James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1831 u.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France.   

Jul 09   On this day in history johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer   

Jul 14   William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1831 thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king in the year 1831.   

Jul 21   On this day in history emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55   

Jul 24   On this day in history maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41   

Jul 30   Helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1831 london Bridge opens to traffic   

Aug 02   Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium in the year 1831.   

Aug 08   On this day in history battle of Hasselt   

Aug 09   1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY) in the year 1831.   

Aug 09   First US steam engine train run in the year 1831.   

Aug 10   On this day in history former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery   

Aug 10   On this day in history former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery   

Aug 12   On this day in history dutch troops conquer Leuven   

Aug 13   Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Salomon Jaoassohn, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1831.   

Aug 16   In the year 1831 edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

Aug 19   Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1831.   

Aug 21   Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia) in the year 1831.   

Aug 22   John White, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1831.   

Aug 23   In the year 1831 august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70   

Aug 24   In the year 1831 john Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle   

Aug 28   On this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer   

Aug 29   Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1831 charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

Jan 02   Justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard) was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 11   James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 14   In the year 1831 birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903   

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 20   In the year 1831 birth of pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)   

Jan 26   In the year 1831 birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)   

Jan 04   Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

Jan 08   On this day in history franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 21   Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 in the year 1831.   

Feb 05   In the year 1831 death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   On this day in history henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

Mar 04   In the year 1831 georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82