Died on
Who died on August 31
114 figures who shaped history died on August 31.
- 114deaths
- 54events
Best known
Best known
Liu Cong (Han-Zhao)
Emperor of Han-Zhao
Aidan of Lindisfarne
Irish monk and saint (died 651)
Ōtomo no Tabito
Japanese poet
Kunigunde of Altdorf
German noble (c. 1020 – 1054)
Theodora Porphyrogenita
Byzantine empress from 1042 to 1056
Sancho III of Castile
King of Castile and Toledo from 1157 to 1158
Liu Cong (Han-Zhao) — Emperor of Han-Zhao, who died on August 31 318.
Aidan of Lindisfarne — Irish monk and saint (died 651), who died on August 31 651.
Ōtomo no Tabito — Japanese poet, who died on August 31 731.
Kunigunde of Altdorf — German noble (c. 1020 – 1054), who died on August 31 1054.
Theodora Porphyrogenita — Byzantine empress from 1042 to 1056, who died on August 31 1056.
Sancho III of Castile — King of Castile and Toledo from 1157 to 1158, who died on August 31 1158.
All entries
- 577JJohn ScholasticusPatriarch of Constantinople from 565 to 577
- 894AAhmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i
- 1115TTurgot of Durham
- 1234
Emperor Go-HorikawaEmperor of Japan from 1221 to 1232 - 1287
Konrad von Würzburg13th century German poet - 1324
Henry II of CyprusKing of Jerusalem and Cyprus - 1372
Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford14th-century English nobleman - 1422
Henry V of EnglandKing of England from 1413 to 1422 - 1450IIsabella of Navarre, Countess of ArmagnacCountess of Armagnac
- 1502TThomas Wood (judge)English judge (died 1502)
- 1528
Matthias GrünewaldGerman Renaissance painter (c.1470–1528) - 1645
Francesco BraccioliniItalian poet - 1654
Ole WormDanish scientist - 1688
John BunyanEnglish writer and preacher - 1730
Gottfried FingerMoravian baroque composer and violoncellist (c1655-1730) - 1741
Johann Gottlieb HeinecciusGerman jurist - 1772
William Borlase18th-century English antiquary and naturalist - 1795
François-André Danican PhilidorFrench composer and chess master - 1799
Nicolas-Henri JardinFrench architect - 1811
Louis Antoine de BougainvilleFrench military officer and explorer - 1814
Arthur PhillipRoyal Navy Admiral and colonial administrator - 1817
Sir John Duckworth, 1st BaronetRoyal Navy officer, colonial administrator and politician - 1818
Robert CalderRoyal Navy officer - 1858
Chief OshkoshMenominee Native American leader - 1864
Ferdinand LassalleGerman jurist and socialist - 1867
Charles BaudelaireFrench poet and critic - 1869
Mary Ward (scientist)Anglo-Irish scientist and writer - 1884
Robert Richard TorrensIrish-born parliamentarian - 1908
Leslie GreenEnglish architect - 1910
Emīls DārziņšLatvian composer, conductor and music critic - 1912JJean, duc DecazesFrench yacht racer
- 1920
Wilhelm WundtGerman founder of psychology - 1924
Todor AleksandrovBulgarian revolutionary - 1927
AndranikArmenian military leader - 1937
Ruth Baldwin (socialite)English socialite - 1940
Georges GauthierFrench Canadian archbishop - 1940
DeLancey W. GillAmerican painter and photographer - 1941
Thomas BavinAustralian politician - 1941
Marina TsvetaevaRussian poet - 1945
Stefan BanachPolish mathematician - 1948
Andrei ZhdanovSoviet politician - 1951
Paul DemelCzech actor - 1952
Henri BourassaCanadian politician - 1954
Elsa BarkerAmerican writer - 1963
Georges BraqueFrench painter and sculptor - 1965
E. E. SmithFood engineer and science-fiction author - 1967
Ilya EhrenburgSoviet writer - 1968
John HartleBritish motorcycle racer
- 1969
Rocky MarcianoAmerican boxer - 1973
John FordAmerican film director - 1974WWilliam Pershing Benedict20th-century decorated fighter pilot and polar explorer
- 1974
Norman KirkPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1972 to 1974 - 1978JJohn WrathallFormer President of Rhodesia
- 1979
Sally RandAmerican burlesque performer and actress - 1979
Tiger SmithEnglish cricketer - 1984
Audrey WagnerBaseball player - 1985
Macfarlane BurnetAustralian virologist - 1986
Elizabeth CoatsworthAmerican poet - 1986
Urho KekkonenPresident of Finland from 1956 to 1982 - 1986
Henry MooreEnglish sculptor - 1990
Nat CliftonAmerican basketball player and coach - 1991CCliff LumsdonCanadian swimmer
- 1997
Diana, Princess of WalesMember of the British royal family - 1997
Dodi FayedEgyptian film producer - 2000
Lucille FletcherAmerican dramatist - 2000
Dolores MooreBaseball player - 2002
Lionel HamptonAmerican jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader - 2002
Farhad MehradIranian singer and guitarist - 2002
George PorterBritish chemist - 2005
Joseph RotblatPolish physicist - 2006
Mohamed AbdelwahabEgyptian footballer - 2006TTom Delaney (racing driver)
- 2007
Gay BrewerAmerican professional golfer - 2007JJean Jacques Paradis
- 2007SSulev VahtreEstonian historian
- 2008
Ken CampbellBritish actor, director and writer - 2008IIke PappasAmerican journalist
- 2008VVictor Yates (rugby)NZ international rugby union & league footballer
- 2009
Eraño ManaloFilipino religious minister - 2010
Laurent FignonFrench cyclist - 2011
Wade BelakCanadian ice hockey player - 2012
Max BygravesBritish entertainer - 2012
Joe Lewis (martial artist)American martial artist and actor - 2012
Carlo Maria MartiniItalian Jesuit and cardinal of the Catholic Church - 2012
Kashiram RanaIndian politician - 2012JJohn C. ShabazAmerican judge and politician
- 2012
Sergei Sokolov (marshal)Defense Minister of the Soviet Union - 2013
Alan CarringtonBritish chemist - 2013
David FrostEnglish TV host and journalist - 2013JJimmy GreenhalghEnglish football player, coach and manager
- 2013JJan Camiel Willems
- 2014
Bapu (director)India director and artist - 2014
Ștefan AndreiRomanian politician - 2014
Stan GoldbergAmerican comics artist - 2014
Carol VadnaisCanadian ice hockey player
- 2015
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of BeaulieuEnglish Conservative politician - 2015
Tom Scott (linebacker)American football player - 2018
Carole ShelleyBritish actress
- 2019
Anthoine HubertFrench racing driver
- 2019
Alec HolowkaCanadian video game developer - 2020
Pranab MukherjeePresident of India from 2012 to 2017 - 2020
Tom SeaverAmerican baseball player - 2021
Mahal (actress)Filipino actress, comedian, and vlogger - 2021
Francesco MoriniItalian footballer - 2021
Michael ConstantineAmerican actor
- 2021
Geronimo (alpaca)Alpaca in the United Kingdom - 2023
Silvina LunaArgentine model, actress and vedette - 2024
Sol BambaFootball player and manager
Frequently asked questions
Who died on August 31?
114 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 31, including Liu Cong (Han-Zhao), Aidan of Lindisfarne, Ōtomo no Tabito. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on August 31?
54 documented historical events happened on August 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. On the same day, in another year: Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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