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  Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics on this day in history.   

1973  The first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) on this day in history.   

1973  John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 on August - 31.   

1974  William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on this day in history.   

1975  On August - 31 pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24   

1976  Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1977  Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524') on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1979  Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on August - 31.   

1979  On August - 31 movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

1979  On this day in history e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

1980  Poland's Solidarity labor union founded on this day in history.   

1981  Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on August - 31.   

1984  On August - 31 pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title   

1985  On this day in history night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA   

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  Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel on August - 31.   

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 this day in history 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins   

1988  On August - 31 a Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers.   

1990  Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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

1993  On August - 31 gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80   

1994  Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1995  Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 on August - 31.   

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

1997  Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 on August - 31.   

1999  A Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people 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 August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

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 August - 31.   

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

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