Page 4: Historical Events In July - 31

1902  G O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer (in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie) on this day in history.   

1904  On July - 31 arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956)   

1905  On July - 31 matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa   

1905  On this day in history trenchard Cox, museum director   

1909  Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th on July - 31.   

1910  On July - 31 chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game   

1911  Hungarian education is only taught in German on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history george Liberace, Menasha Wisc, violinist (Liberace Show)   

1911  Jack Edwards, cricketer (1888 Ashes tourist), dies on July - 31.   

1912  On this day in history first attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis.   

1912  US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship) on this day in history.   

1912  RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 31 bill Brown, cricketer (Australian opener of the 30's & 40's)   

1913  Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers) on July - 31.   

1914  On July - 31 labor leader Andrew Fisher declares at Colac that Australians will defend Britain "to our last man and our last shilling"   

1914  German Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize on this day in history.   

1914  Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker on July - 31.   

1914  A J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered= on this day in history.   

1915  Robert Steel, academic on July - 31.   

1916  On July - 31 sydney Tafler, London England, actor (Too Many Crooks)   

1917  Crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France, on July - 31.   

1917  On July - 31 third battle of Ypres begins   

1917  On July - 31 3rd battle of Ypres begins   

1917  On July - 31 charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies   

1918  Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate on July - 31.   

1919  Germany accepts Weimar Constitution on this day in history.   

1919  Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC) on July - 31.   

1919  R G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

1920  Rudolf Halaczinsky, composer on July - 31.   

1921  Whitney M Young Jr, civil rights leader, head of Urban League on July - 31.   

1922  18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's first water skis (Minn) on this day in history.   

1922  18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) on July - 31.   

1922  Lucy Killea, (assemblywoman-Calif) on July - 31.   

1923  On this day in history belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University   

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1143  On July - 31 birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

1443  On July - 31 birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on July - 31.   

1578  On July - 31 birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.   

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.