Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

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

1972  Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics on August - 31.   

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

1973  On August - 31 john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78   

1974  On August - 31 william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

1975  Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on August - 31.   

1976  On this day in history kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81   

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

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  Symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst on August - 31.   

1979  Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

1979  E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 31 poland's Solidarity labor union founded   

1981  On this day in history joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82   

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  Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 on this day in history.   

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

1986  On August - 31 henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

1987  On August - 31 curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385)   

1988  5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins on this day in history.   

1988  On August - 31 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  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1993  Russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania on August - 31.   

1993  Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80 on August - 31.   

1994  On this day in history artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88   

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

1996  David Scott, priest, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1997  Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

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

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

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 August - 31.