Page 2: Historical Events In August - 31

1778  British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution on August - 31.   

1778  On August - 31 british kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution   

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

1805  On August - 31 joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95   

1811  On this day in history goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1821  Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On August - 31 fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 on this day in history.   

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 31.   

1829  Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) on August - 31.   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 31 amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)   

1836  HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands on August - 31.   

1842  On this day in history uS Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress   

1842  Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine on August - 31.   

1843  On this day in history liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate   

1846  Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine on this day in history.   

1850  Calif pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets on this day in history.   

1852  On August - 31 georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister   

1855  On August - 31 stefan Surzynski, composer   

1856  Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer on this day in history.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on August - 31.   

1864  On August - 31 atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

1864  Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties on August - 31.   

1864  On August - 31 max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

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.   

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) on August - 31.   

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.   

1875  On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

1876  Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II on August - 31.   

1878  On August - 31 albert Riemenschneider, composer   

1879  On August - 31 joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

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

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.   

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

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

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