Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

1888  On this day in history death of mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper   

1902  Mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73 on August - 31.   

1910  Emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34 on August - 31.   

1918  Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 on August - 31.   

1920  On this day in history wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies   

1931  Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies on August - 31.   

1934  On this day in history johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies   

1935  Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 31 johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58   

1941  On August - 31 marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies   

1942  Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle on August - 31.   

1944  Death of Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide on August - 31.   

1946  On this day in history paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63   

1948  Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 on August - 31.   

1949  Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1963  George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris on this day in history.   

1964  On August - 31 carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

1966  On this day in history kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 on August - 31.   

1969  On this day in history ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72   

1973  On August - 31 john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78   

1974  On this day in history death of william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

1975  Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on August - 31.   

1976  On this day in history kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81   

1978  On this day in history death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)   

1979  On August - 31 e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

1981  Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on August - 31.   

1990  On this day in history johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies   

1991  On this day in history leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.   

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.