Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

1971  Dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics   

1973  On this day in history the first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman)   

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

1974  On August - 31 william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

1975  On this day in history pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24   

1976  On August - 31 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81   

1977  On this day in history aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524')   

1977  On this day in history ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote.   

1978  On this day in history symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst   

1979  Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun on August - 31.   

1979  On this day in history donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

1979  Movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31, on this day in history.   

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

1980  Poland's Solidarity labor union founded on August - 31.   

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

1984  Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on this day in history.   

1985  Night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA on August - 31.   

1986  A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

1986  On this day in history soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on August - 31.   

1987  On this day in history curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385)   

1988  On August - 31 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins   

1988  On this day in history a Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers.   

1990  On August - 31 johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies   

1991  On this day in history leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93   

1993  On this day in history russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania   

1993  Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 31 artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88   

1995  On this day in history beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73   

1996  David Scott, priest, dies at 72 on August - 31.   

1997  On this day in history diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36   

1999  On August - 31 a Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people.   

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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 August - 31.   

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  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

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

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

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

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

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

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.