Historical Events In July - 31

0432  On this day in history st Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope on July - 31.   

0781  The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: July 6, 781) on this day in history.   

0904  Thessalonica is stormed by the Saracen corsair Leo of Tripoli, who plunders the town and carries off some 20,000 inhabitants as slaves on July - 31.   

0904  On July - 31 saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica   

1099  On this day in history el Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102   

1108  France's Philip I dies at the end of July at age 56 after a reign of nearly 48 years on July - 31.   

1291  On July - 31 egyptian Mamelukken occupies Akko, crusaders driven out of Palestine   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count on this day in history.   

1423  On July - 31 hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant   

1443  On July - 31 albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1451  Jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France on July - 31.   

1498  Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange on this day in history.   

1588  English fleet beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

1597  On July - 31 sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1620  Pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America on July - 31.   

1629  Johann Jakob Lowe von Eisenach, composer on July - 31.   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux on this day in history.   

1654  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on July - 31.   

1655  On this day in history russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.   

1658  Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor on July - 31.   

1664  On July - 31 pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris   

1667  Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends on July - 31.   

1693  Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.   

1704  On July - 31 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

1718  On July - 31 battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on this day in history.   

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on this day in history.   

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on July - 31.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)