Historical Events In August - 31

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

1950  Contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War on this day in history.   

1950  On August - 31 hMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea   

1950  On August - 31 dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves   

1951  On August - 31 1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf   

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau established   

1954  Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die on August - 31.   

1954  Hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage on August - 31.   

1954  On this day in history census Bureau forms   

1955  On August - 31 the birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete   

1955  The first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history the first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill   

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 31 malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain   

1957  On this day in history malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain   

1959  Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup on this day in history.   

1959  On August - 31 charles Delaney, dies at 67   

1960  Agricultural Hall of Fame established on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 31 trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

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

1964  On this day in history carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

1965  On this day in history house of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop   

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 on August - 31.   

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

1968  6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran on August - 31.   

1968  On August - 31 in Iran a 7.3 earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south of Mashhad. There were 12,000 to 20,000 deaths, many injuries, and over 60,000 homeless   

1968  Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on the cover 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 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival   

1969  Boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31, on August - 31.   

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72 on August - 31.   

1970  Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted on this day in history.   

1970  US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup 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  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

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 August - 31.   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

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

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

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

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)