Page 2: Historical Events In August - 31

1778  On this day in history british kill 17 Stockbridge indians in the Bronx during Revolution   

1778  On this day in history british kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution   

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

1805  Joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1811  Goode Bryan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1821  On August - 31 vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer   

1822  Fitz John Porter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 on August - 31.   

1823  Galusha Aaron Grow, MC (Union), died in 1907 on this day in history.   

1828  George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1829  Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris) on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer, composer, dies at 53   

1834  On August - 31 amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer (I Lituani)   

1836  HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands on this day in history.   

1842  US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress on August - 31.   

1842  Micah Rugg patents a nuts & bolts machine on this day in history.   

1843  Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate on August - 31.   

1846  Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine on August - 31.   

1850  On this day in history calif pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets   

1852  Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister on August - 31.   

1855  On this day in history stefan Surzynski, composer   

1856  On August - 31 nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer   

1862  On August - 31 george William Taylor, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1864  On this day in history atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesborough   

1864  Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history max Wilhelm Zach, composer   

1864  On this day in history ferdinand Lassalle, French politician (ADA), dies at 39   

1867  On this day in history [Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire, Fren poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46   

1870  Maria Montessori, Italy, educator (spontaneous response) on this day in history.   

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

1875  Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1876  Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history albert Riemenschneider, composer   

1879  On this day in history joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

1879  William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies on August - 31.   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.   

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

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.