Page 4: Historical Events In 1831

Jul 01   Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1831 "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston   

Jul 04   James Monroe 5th president, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history james Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73   

Jul 04   U.S. concludes indemnity treaty with France in the year 1831.   

Jul 09   Johan P van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter/lithographer/writer on this day in history.   

Jul 14   William Dwight, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1888 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Thomas Greatorex, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king   

Jul 21   Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king on this day in history.   

Jul 21   Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1831 maria Agata Szymanowska, composer, dies at 41   

Jul 30   On this day in history helene P Blavatsky, founder (Theosophist Cooperation)   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

Aug 01   London Bridge opens to traffic in the year 1831.   

Aug 02   In the year 1831 ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

Aug 08   On this day in history battle of Hasselt   

Aug 09   In the year 1831 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)   

Aug 09   In the year 1831 first US steam engine train run   

Aug 10   Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history former slave Nat Turner led violent insurrection against slavery   

Aug 12   Dutch troops conquer Leuven on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia in the year 1831.   

Aug 13   In the year 1831 salomon Jaoassohn, composer   

Aug 16   Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 in the year 1831.   

Aug 19   Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia) on this day in history.   

Aug 22   John White, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1831.   

Aug 23   August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 in the year 1831.   

Aug 24   John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Fredrick Vilhelm Ludvig Norman, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer   

Aug 30   In the year 1831 charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle   

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Jan 01   William Joseph Westbrook, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1831 birth of justin Winston, historian/librarian (Harvard)   

Jan 11   James Ronald Chalmers, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 14   John Bullock Clark Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 17   Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903) was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 18   Edward Ferrero, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 was born in the year 1831.   

Jan 20   Pieter J Joubert, general (South Africa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Mary Mapes Dodge, NYC, writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1831 nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37   

Jan 06   On this day in history rodolphe Kreutzer, Fr composer/violinist (Kreutzersonate), dies at 64   

Jan 08   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1831.   

Jan 21   Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of john CJ van Speijk, commits suicide at 29   

Feb 14   On this day in history vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies   

Feb 15   In the year 1831 henry Maudslay, inventor (metal lathe), dies   

Mar 04   Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.