Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

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

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.   

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

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

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

1234  On August - 31 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  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

1638  On this day in history john Ward, composer, dies at 67   

1645  Death of Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) on this day in history.   

1654  Death of Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) on August - 31.   

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on August - 31.   

1688  On August - 31 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1730  Death of Gottfried Finger, Czech composer (b. 1660?) on August - 31.   

1741  On this day in history death of johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (b. 1681)   

1772  On this day in history death of william Borlase, English naturalist (b. 1695)   

1795  On this day in history francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68   

1799  Death of Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (b. 1720) on August - 31.   

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

1814  On this day in history death of arthur Phillip, British admiral, first Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)   

1832  Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1862  George William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle on August - 31.   

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

1867  On August - 31 [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46   

1869  On this day in history death of mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)   

1873  On August - 31 charles F Pahud de Montagnes, gov-gen (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70   

1875  On August - 31 oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49   

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

1885  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy-Mamba's daughters), dies   

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1569  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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