Historical Events In July - 31

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 flies past Mars   

1969  National Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La on this day in history.   

1970  Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report" on July - 31.   

1972  On July - 31 thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate   

1972  On this day in history paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/sect-gen (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73   

1973  On July - 31 delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later   

1977  Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20 on this day in history.   

1978  Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history.   

1978  Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on July - 31.   

1979  N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2402 Satpaev & #2416 Sharonov on July - 31.   

1979  On this day in history beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76   

1980  John Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges on July - 31.   

1980  On July - 31 soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36   

1980  Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn   

1981  Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash on this day in history.   

1982  On July - 31 46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France   

1984  On July - 31 uS men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics   

1984  On July - 31 bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79   

1985  Eugene Carson Blake, sec-gen World Council of Churches, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 on July - 31.   

1987  On July - 31 rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle   

1988  Miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London on July - 31.   

1988  On this day in history trinidad Silva, killed in auto accident at 38   

1990  On July - 31 nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games   

1990  Fernando Sancho, dies after operation for malignant tumor at 72 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history g Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72   

1993  Baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems on July - 31.   

1994  Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66 on July - 31.   

1995  On July - 31 genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83   

1996  Joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1997  On July - 31 beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies   

2011  Arab Spring: Because of the uncertaintities associated with a clamp-down of the free press, there is believed to be at least 121 people killed in a Syrian Army tank raid on the town of Hama and over 150 people are reportedly killed across the country. The total dead throughout Syria may never be known, but an estimate as of sep 24 is 3,000 on July - 31.   

2011  In Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion) on this day in history.   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on this day in history.   

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  On this day in history death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

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

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on July - 31.   

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  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.