Historical Events In August - 31
Monday, 20 January 2025
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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