Historical Events In August - 31

1906  Vivienne Byerley, publicist on August - 31.   

1907  England, Russia & France form the Triple Entente on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history britain & Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet   

1907  On August - 31 august F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )   

1908  On August - 31 lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian   

1909  A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34   

1911  Anthony Fokker's demonstrates aircraft "Snip" on August - 31.   

1911  On August - 31 hilde Jarecki, educationist   

1912  Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone on August - 31.   

1913  On August - 31 soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands   

1913  On August - 31 michiel P Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curacao (1951-67)   

1914  24.8 cm rainfall at Bloomingdale, Michigan (state record) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history richard Basehart, Zanesville Oh, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea)   

1915  On this day in history chic White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits NY Giants, 2-0   

1916  Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London on this day in history.   

1916  Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist (CBS) on this day in history.   

1918  Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) on this day in history.   

1918  Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady) on August - 31.   

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

1919  Communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history petlyura's Ukranian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group   

1919  On this day in history john Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago   

1920  Belgium starts paying old age pensions on August - 31.   

1920  On this day in history james Lanphier, NY, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon)   

1920  Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 31 league of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German)   

1923  On August - 31 larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)   

1924  On August - 31 paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)   

1924  On this day in history buddy [Leonard] Hackett, Bkln, comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man)   

1926  On August - 31 georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)   

1928  The birth of James Coburn, American film actor on August - 31.   

1928  Brecht & Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres on August - 31.   

1928  On August - 31 james Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.   

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 August - 31.   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.   

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.   

1158  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  On August - 31 al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies   

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.