This Day in History : [ 31 / Aug ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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