Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

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 August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.   

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

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1422  On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies   

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58   

1616  On August - 31 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  On this day in history nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1645  Death of Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) on August - 31.   

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on August - 31.   

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

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1730  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)   

1772  On August - 31 death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on August - 31.   

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95   

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on this day in history.   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on August - 31.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

1879  On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

1885  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies   

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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  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.   

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

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

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.