Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31

1837  William Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865 on this day in history.   

1841  George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer on this day in history.   

1844  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history ignatio Cervantes, composer   

1848  Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) on this day in history.   

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

1852  On this day in history hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg)   

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

1855  Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg) on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.   

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

1864  Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers on July - 31.   

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1865  On July - 31 east India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan.   

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

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

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

1874  On July - 31 patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U   

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

1875  Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 on July - 31.   

1876  On this day in history uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

1882  On this day in history grete Gulbransson, writer   

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

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

1889  Donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche) on this day in history.   

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  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

1900  On July - 31 elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)   

1901  On this day in history abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands   

1901  On July - 31 jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages)   

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

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

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

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  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

1396  On this day in history 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  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on July - 31.   

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