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 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1831 james Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73   

Jul 04   On this day in history u.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France.   

Jul 09   On this day in history johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer   

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

Jul 18   Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king in the year 1831.   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 in the year 1831.   

Jul 24   Maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1831.   

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

Aug 01   London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1831 battle of Hasselt   

Aug 09   On this day in history 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)   

Aug 09   On this day in history first US steam engine train run   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery in the year 1831.   

Aug 10   On this day in history former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery   

Aug 12   In the year 1831 dutch troops conquer Leuven   

Aug 13   Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Salomon Jaoassohn, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1831.   

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

Aug 22   On this day in history john White, composer, dies at 52   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1831 john Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle   

Aug 28   Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer in the year 1831.   

Aug 29   Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle in the year 1831.   

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Jan 01   William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born in the year 1831.   

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

Jan 11   James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of john Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903   

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1831.   

Jan 08   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1831 achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1831 vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   Henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies in the year 1831.   

Mar 04   In the year 1831 georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82