Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1831

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

Sep 06 Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 John Aitken, Scottish-born music publisher (b. 1745) died on this day in history.  

Sep 10 On this day in history george Guest, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 18 Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 On this day in history henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91  

Oct 09 In the year 1831 death of joannis Capodistrias, Pres of Greece (1829-31), murdered  

Oct 14 Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer (b. 1761) died in the year 1831.  

Nov 11 In the year 1831 death of nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged with 19 associates in VA  

Nov 14 On this day in history ignaz Joseph Pleyel, Austrian composer/piano builder, dies at 74  

Nov 15 On this day in history vincenc Masek, composer, dies at 76  

Nov 16 Karl von Clausewitz, Prussian strategist (Campaign 1813), dies at 51 in the year 1831.  

Dec 02 In the year 1831 traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer, dies at 56  

Dec 08 In the year 1831 james Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies  

Dec 10 Thomas Seebeck, Baltic German physicist (b. 1770) died in the year 1831.  

Dec 11 In the year 1831 john George Schetky, composer, dies at 55  

Dec 15 On this day in history paul R Cantzlaar, gov of Saba/Curacao/Dutch-West Indies, dies at 60  

Dec 18 On this day in history willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75  

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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 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 Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born in the year 1831.  

Jan 26 Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on this day in history.