Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31

1837  William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on July - 31.   

1841  On this day in history george Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer   

1844  On July - 31 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist   

1847  Ignatio Cervantes, composer on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville)   

1849  On this day in history benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon   

1852  Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg) on this day in history.   

1854  On July - 31 jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12)   

1855  On this day in history hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg)   

1856  Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on this day in history.   

1861  On July - 31 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record   

1864  On this day in history ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers   

1864  On this day in history louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64   

1865  East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia.   

1872  On July - 31 c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild   

1874  On July - 31 commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

1874  Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on this day in history.   

1875  Harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door) on July - 31.   

1875  On July - 31 andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66   

1876  On July - 31 uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

1882  Grete Gulbransson, writer on this day in history.   

1884  Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow) on July - 31.   

1886  On this day in history franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74   

1889  On July - 31 donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche)   

1891  On July - 31 jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77   

1893  Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer   

1894  On July - 31 roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show)   

1899  Albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's on July - 31.   

1900  Boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin on this day in history.   

1900  Elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll) on this day in history.   

1901  Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands on July - 31.   

1901  Jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages) on this day in history.   

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1143  On July - 31 birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  On July - 31 birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on July - 31.   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on this day in history.   

1358  On this day in history etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.   

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.