Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

1218  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.   

1422  On August - 31 henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies   

1590  Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on August - 31.   

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

1631  On this day in history nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43   

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history death of francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)   

1654  On this day in history death of ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588)   

1667  On this day in history johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

1688  John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies on August - 31.   

1730  On this day in history death of gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?)   

1741  Death of Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681) on August - 31.   

1772  On August - 31 death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68 on August - 31.   

1799  On this day in history death of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720)   

1805  On this day in history joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95   

1814  Death of Arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53   

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  On August - 31 ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39   

1867  On this day in history [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46   

1869  Death of Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827) on August - 31.   

1873  Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70 on August - 31.   

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on August - 31.   

1879  On August - 31 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

1885  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies on this day in history.   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  On August - 31 birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer