Historical Events In July - 31
Saturday, 02 November 2024
0432 St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0768 [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 31.
0781 On this day in history the oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781).
0904 On this day in history thessalonica is stormed by the Saracen corsair Leo of Tripoli, who plunders the town and carries off some 20,000 inhabitants as slaves
0904 Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica on July - 31.
1099 On this day in history el Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102
1108 On this day in history france's Philip I dies at the end of July at age 56 after a reign of nearly 48 years
1291 Egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine on this day in history.
1358 On this day in history etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies
1396 Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count on this day in history.
1423 On July - 31 hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant
1443 On July - 31 albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon
1451 On this day in history jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France.
1498 On July - 31 christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad
1527 Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) on July - 31.
1550 On July - 31 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster
1556 On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65
1566 Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1578 On this day in history catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange
1588 English fleet beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.
1597 Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized on this day in history.
1620 On July - 31 pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America
1629 Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer on July - 31.
1648 On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60
1653 On July - 31 fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux
1654 Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on July - 31.
1655 Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years on July - 31.
1658 Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor on July - 31.
1664 On July - 31 pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris
1667 Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends on July - 31.
1693 Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1703 On July - 31 daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
1704 On July - 31 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)
1718 Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish on July - 31.
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