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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Aug 31 1569

    Jahangir 4th Mughal Emperor of India (1605-27) born in Fatehpur Sikri Mughal Empire (d. 1627)

    Aug 31 1602

    Amalia countess of Solms-Braunfels wife of Frederick Henry Prince of Orange

    Aug 31 1663

    Guillaume Amontons French physicist born in Paris (d. 1705)

    Aug 31 1721

    George Hervey 2nd Earl of Bristol British statesman (d. 1775)

    Aug 31 1741

    Johann Paul Aegidius Martini composer born in Freystadt Germany (d. 1816)

    Aug 31 1741

    Husein Gradaevi Bosniak general born in Gradaac Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1834)

    Aug 31 1748

    Jean-Etienne Despreaux French ballet dancer and composer born in Paris (d. 1820)

    Aug 31 1749

    Alexander Radishchev Russian writer (Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow) born in Moscow (1802)

    Aug 31 1755

    Johann Ignaz Walter German opera singer and composer born in Perutz Bohemia (d. 1822)

    Aug 31 1775

    Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa French classical guitarist and composer born in Perpignan France (d. 1849)

    Aug 31 1811

    Thophile Gautier French writer historian and poet (Albertus La Chanson de Roland maux et cames) born in Tarbes France (d. 1872)

    Aug 31 1811

    Goode Bryan Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Hancock County Georgia (d. 1885)

    Aug 31 1821

    Hermann von Helmholtz German physician and physicist born in Potsdam Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1894)

    Aug 31 1822

    Fitz John Porter American Major General (Union Army) born in Portsmouth New Hampshire (d. 1901)

    Aug 31 1823

    Galusha Aaron Grow American politician born in Ashford Connecticut (d. 1907)

    Aug 31 1828

    George Leonard Andrews American professor civil engineer and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Bridgewater Massachusetts (d. 1899)

    Aug 31 1834

    Amilcare Ponchielli Italian composer (I Lituani La Giaconda) born in Paderno Ponchielli Italy (d. 1886)

    Aug 31 1843

    Georg von Hertling Chancellor of Germany (1917-18) born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1919)

    Aug 31 1847

    Arthur Verhaegen Belgian architect and workers union leader born in Brussels (d. 1917)

    Aug 31 1852

    Joris Helleputte Belgian Catholic minister born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1925)

    Aug 31 1855

    Stefan Surzynski Polish conductor and composer born in Srem Poland (d. 1919)

    Aug 31 1856

    Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan Armenian composer born in Gyumri Armenia (d. 1951)

    Aug 31 1869

    Gregor MacGregor English cricket wicket-keeper (8 Tests 1890-93) and Scottish rugby union player born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1919)

    Aug 31 1871

    James E. Ferguson American Democratic politician and Texan Governor (1915-17) born in Salado Texas (d. 1944)

    Aug 31 1874

    Edward Thorndike American psychologist (father of modern educational psychology) born in Williamsburg Massachusetts (d. 1949)

    Aug 31 1878

    Albert Riemenschneider American musician and composer born in Berea Ohio (d. 1950)

    Aug 31 1878

    Frank Jarvis American athlete (Olympic 100m Champion-1900) born in California Pennsylvania (d. 1933)

    Aug 31 1879

    Yoshihito [Taish] 123rd Emperor of Japan (1912-26) born in Akasaka Palace Tokyo City Japan (d. 1926)

    Aug 31 1879

    Alma Mahler Viennese composer and Wife of Gustav Mahler Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel born in Vienna Austria (d. 1964)

    Aug 31 1880

    Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1890-1948) born in Noordeinde Palace The Hague Netherlands (d. 1962)

    Aug 31 1882

    Charles ONeill Canadian composer and bandmaster born in Duntocher near Glasgow (d. 1964)

    Aug 31 1884

    George Al Sarton Belgian-American chemist and historian born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1956)

    Aug 31 1885

    DuBose Heyward American novelist (Porgy Star Spangled Virgin) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1940)

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Aug 31 1142 Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League - with the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah

    Aug 31 1230 Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice

    Aug 31 1310 German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia

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