Historical Events In July - 31

1902  G O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer (in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie) on July - 31.   

1904  On this day in history arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956)   

1905  On this day in history matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa   

1905  On July - 31 trenchard Cox, museum director   

1909  On July - 31 bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

1910  Chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game on this day in history.   

1911  Hungarian education is only taught in German on July - 31.   

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  First attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis on July - 31.   

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

1912  On July - 31 rBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal   

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

1913  On July - 31 bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers)   

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  On July - 31 german Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize   

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

1914  A J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered= on July - 31.   

1915  On July - 31 robert Steel, academic   

1916  On this day in history sydney Tafler, London England, actor (Too Many Crooks)   

1917  On this day in history crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France,   

1917  Third battle of Ypres begins on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history 3rd battle of Ypres begins   

1917  Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies on July - 31.   

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

1919  On July - 31 germany accepts Weimar Constitution   

1919  On this day in history curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC)   

1919  On July - 31 r G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies   

1920  Rudolf Halaczinsky, composer on this day in history.   

1921  Whitney M Young Jr, civil rights leader, head of Urban League on this day in history.   

1922  On July - 31 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's first water skis (Minn)   

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

1922  On July - 31 lucy Killea, (assemblywoman-Calif)   

1923  Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University on this day in history.   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

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

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on July - 31.   

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

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

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

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

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

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

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

1396  On this day in history death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.   

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.