Historical Events In August - 31

0012  Caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD) on this day in history.   

0161  Lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91) on this day in history.   

0651  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

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

1056  Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty on August - 31.   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1142  On August - 31 with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee.   

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

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

1230  Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice on this day in history.   

1310  German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1422  On August - 31 henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.   

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

1535  Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII on August - 31.   

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

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

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

1604  On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58   

1616  Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

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

1638  John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on August - 31.   

1663  On this day in history guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  Johann Rist, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1688  Death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress on August - 31.   

1688  On this day in history john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer on August - 31.   

1741  On this day in history johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland on August - 31.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer on this day in history.   

1749  On August - 31 radistschew, writer   

1751  On August - 31 english troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India   

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on August - 31.   

1772  Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica on this day in history.   

1775  Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer on August - 31.   

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1569  On this day in history 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 August - 31.   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

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.