Page 6: Historical Events In August - 31

1949  On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

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

1950  HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea on August - 31.   

1950  Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves on August - 31.   

1951  On this day in history 1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf   

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on August - 31.   

1954  Census Bureau established on this day in history.   

1954  Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die on this day in history.   

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

1954  Census Bureau forms on August - 31.   

1955  On this day in history the birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete   

1955  On August - 31 the first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

1955  On August - 31 the first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill   

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on August - 31.   

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

1957  Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain on August - 31.   

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 August - 31.   

1962  Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain on August - 31.   

1963  On this day in history george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris   

1964  Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 31 house of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop   

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on August - 31.   

1968  On this day in history 6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran   

1968  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 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 31 private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on the cover   

1968  On August - 31 dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60   

1969  25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival on August - 31.   

1969  On August - 31 boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31,   

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

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

1970  On this day in history uS defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup   

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1569  On this day in history 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 August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

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

1721  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

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

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

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

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