Historical Events In August - 31

0012  Caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD) on August - 31.   

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

0651  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

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  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

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 this day in history 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 August - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1604  On August - 31 giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58   

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

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

1638  On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67   

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  On this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

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 August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 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 this day in history.   

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

1775  On August - 31 francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

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

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

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

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

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

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

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.   

1057  On August - 31 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 this day in history.   

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