Page 3: Historical Events In July - 31

1837  On July - 31 william Clarke Quantrill, Col (Confederate Army), died in 1865   

1841  On this day in history george Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer   

1844  Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist on July - 31.   

1847  Ignatio Cervantes, composer on July - 31.   

1848  Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer (Bells of Corneville) on July - 31.   

1849  On this day in history benjamin Chambers patents breech loading cannon   

1852  On this day in history hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4°F (20.2°C) avg)   

1854  Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12) on this day in history.   

1855  Hottest July in Stockholm since at least 1756 (21.4°C avg) on July - 31.   

1856  Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city on July - 31.   

1861  9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record on July - 31.   

1864  Ulysses S Grant is named General of Volunteers on July - 31.   

1864  Louis Hachette, French publisher, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1865  East India Squadron established to operate from Sunda Strait to Japan on this day in history.   

1865  The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia on this day in history.   

1872  On July - 31 c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild   

1874  On July - 31 commissioning of USS Intrepid, first U.S. warship equipped with torpedoes   

1874  Patrick Francis Healy, SJ, inaugurated as pres of Georgetown U on July - 31.   

1875  On this day in history harry Northrup, Paris France, actor (Who's That Knocking at My Door)   

1875  On this day in history andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66   

1876  US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) on this day in history.   

1882  Grete Gulbransson, writer on July - 31.   

1884  On this day in history karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig), "July 20th Plot",,18860731::"Constant Permeke, Flemish painter/statues artist (Sow)   

1886  On this day in history franz von Liszt, [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer, dies at 74   

1889  On this day in history donald Foster, PA, actor (Scaramouche)   

1891  Jean-Baptist Capronnier, French/Belgian painter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1893  Henry Perky patents shredded wheat on July - 31.   

1893  On this day in history charles Wilfred Orr, composer   

1894  On this day in history roy Bargy, Mich, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show)   

1899  On July - 31 albert Trott hits Monty Noble over the Pavilion at Lord's   

1900  On this day in history boer Generals Prinsloo & Roux surrenders in Brandwater Basin   

1900  On this day in history elmo Roper, pollster (Roper Poll)   

1901  On this day in history abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands   

1901  On July - 31 jean Debuffet, French painter/sculptor (Landscape with 2 Personages)   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

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  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on July - 31.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on July - 31.   

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

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 July - 31.   

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

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

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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 July - 31.   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.