Historical Events In August - 31

0012  On August - 31 caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor (37-41 AD)   

0161  On August - 31 lucius A A Coomodus, emperor of Rome (180-91)   

0651  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

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

1056  Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1310  On this day in history german king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia   

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

1422  Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies on August - 31.   

1535  Pope Paul II deposed & excommunicated King Henry VIII on this day in history.   

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

1590  On August - 31 floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies   

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

1604  Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 on August - 31.   

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

1631  Nicolaus Erich, composer, dies at 43 on August - 31.   

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

1663  On August - 31 guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1667  On August - 31 johann Rist, composer, dies at 60   

1688  On this day in history death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress.   

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

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer on August - 31.   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer on this day in history.   

1745  Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland on this day in history.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer on August - 31.   

1749  On August - 31 radistschew, writer   

1751  English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India on August - 31.   

1755  Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on this day in history.   

1772  On August - 31 hurricane destroy ships off Dominica   

1775  On this day in history francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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  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 August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)