Historical Events In July - 31

1737  Prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court on this day in history.   

1741  On July - 31 charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.   

1743  On July - 31 august R van Hekeren van Suideras, Dutch orangist   

1748  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist   

1750  On this day in history johan V, King of Portugal, dies   

1751  Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses on July - 31.   

1763  On July - 31 james Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies   

1767  On this day in history amelie Julia Candielle, composer   

1771  Paul Potters "Great ossendrift" sold for Ÿ9050 in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1774  Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army   

1784  On July - 31 denis Diderot, French writer/philosopher (Jacques le fataliste), dies   

1790  On this day in history the first US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process   

1790  1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process on this day in history.   

1790  Johann Christian Frischmuth, composer, dies at 48 on July - 31.   

1792  Cornerstone laid for 1st US govt building: US Mint in Phila on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history all Jacobijnse clubs together in Haarlem   

1795  Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (East Uraguay), dies at 54 on July - 31.   

1803  John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor on July - 31.   

1808  Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history the first practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila   

1809  1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Phila on July - 31.   

1811  Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish on this day in history.   

1813  British invade Plattsburgh, NY on July - 31.   

1813  On this day in history british invade Plattsburgh NY   

1815  On July - 31 commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812.   

1816  George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 on this day in history.   

1817  Philip Cook Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer   

1825  On this day in history thomas Hart Taylor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

1828  On July - 31 francois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin)   

1830  Charles X of France resigns by force on July - 31.   

1830  On July - 31 frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer   

1834  Peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder (Free Parish) on this day in history.   

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  On July - 31 birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

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

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

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

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

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)