Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

1888  On August - 31 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  On this day in history mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73   

1910  On August - 31 emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34   

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

1920  On August - 31 wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies   

1931  On August - 31 marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies   

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 August - 31.   

1940  Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1941  Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 31 von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle   

1944  Death of Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 31 paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63   

1948  On August - 31 andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52   

1949  On August - 31 andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

1952  On this day in history death of henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on August - 31.   

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 August - 31 kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75   

1967  On August - 31 ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76   

1968  Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 on this day in history.   

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78   

1974  Death of William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 31 pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24   

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

1978  Death of John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913) on August - 31.   

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

1981  On August - 31 joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82   

1985  Death of Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899) on August - 31.   

1986  On this day in history henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

1990  Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies on August - 31.   

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.   

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer