Historical Events In July - 31

0432  On July - 31 st Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0768  On this day in history [Philip] begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

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 this day in history.   

0904  Saraceens hijacker Leo van Tripoli occupies & plunders Thessalonica on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1423  Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant on July - 31.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon on July - 31.   

1451  Jacques CÅ“ur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France on this day in history.   

1498  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad   

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

1550  On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

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

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

1588  English fleet beats Spanish Armada on July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized on this day in history.   

1620  On July - 31 pilgrim Fathers depart (through England) to America   

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

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on July - 31.   

1653  Fronde-leaders surrender in Bordeaux on July - 31.   

1654  Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat on this day in history.   

1655  Russo-Polish War (1654-1667): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years on July - 31.   

1658  Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor on July - 31.   

1664  Pierre Corneille's "Othon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1667  Peace of Breda: 2nd English war-Suriname vs New-Netherlands ends on this day in history.   

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

1703  Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers on July - 31.   

1704  On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

1718  Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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

1578  On July - 31 birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

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

1598  On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

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

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

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  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

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