Page 4: Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston   

Jul 04   James Monroe 5th president, dies in the year 1831.   

Jul 04   James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   U.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France on this day in history.   

Jul 09   Johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1831 william Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888   

Jul 18   In the year 1831 thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 21   In the year 1831 belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   On this day in history belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   On this day in history emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55   

Jul 24   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1831 helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation)   

Aug 01   On this day in history london Bridge opens   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic in the year 1831.   

Aug 02   In the year 1831 ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

Aug 08   In the year 1831 battle of Hasselt   

Aug 09   1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY) in the year 1831.   

Aug 09   First US steam engine train run on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history dutch troops conquer Leuven   

Aug 13   On this day in history nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia   

Aug 13   On this day in history salomon Jaoassohn, composer   

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 in the year 1831.   

Aug 16   In the year 1831 edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

Aug 19   On this day in history stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 21   Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   John White, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 in the year 1831.   

Aug 24   On this day in history john Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle   

Aug 28   On this day in history fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer   

Aug 29   On this day in history michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer   

Aug 30   Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1831 birth of william Joseph Westbrook, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1831 birth of justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)   

Jan 11   In the year 1831 birth of james Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jan 14   In the year 1831 birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903   

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 20   In the year 1831 birth of pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa)   

Jan 26   In the year 1831 birth of mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates)   

Jan 04   Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37 in the year 1831.   

Jan 06   Rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1831.   

Jan 21   Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 in the year 1831.   

Feb 05   John CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29 died on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   On this day in history henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

Mar 04   On this day in history georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82