Page 4: Historical Events In August - 31

1906  On August - 31 vivienne Byerley, publicist   

1907  On August - 31 england, Russia & France form the Triple Entente   

1907  On August - 31 britain & Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet   

1907  August F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) on August - 31.   

1908  Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian on August - 31.   

1909  A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball on August - 31.   

1910  Emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 31 anthony Fokker's demonstrates aircraft "Snip"   

1911  On August - 31 hilde Jarecki, educationist   

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

1913  Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands on this day in history.   

1913  Michiel P Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curacao (1951-67) on August - 31.   

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

1914  Richard Basehart, Zanesville Oh, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea) on August - 31.   

1915  Chic White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits NY Giants, 2-0 on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London   

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 this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36   

1919  On this day in history communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago   

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  On August - 31 belgium starts paying old age pensions   

1920  On August - 31 james Lanphier, NY, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon)   

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

1923  League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) on August - 31.   

1923  Larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game) on August - 31.   

1924  On this day in history paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)   

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

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

1928  On August - 31 the birth of James Coburn, American film actor   

1928  On August - 31 brecht & Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres   

1928  On this day in history james Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)   

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1569  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

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

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

1696  On August - 31 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  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

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

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.