Historical Events In July - 31

1944  On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

1945  Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria on this day in history.   

1948  Pres Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY on July - 31.   

1948  "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances on July - 31.   

1948  Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 31 lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman   

1949  On July - 31 lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman   

1951  On this day in history japan Airlines is established.   

1951  J of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies on this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history n B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (S African slow lefty 1947-51), dies   

1953  Dept of Health, Education & Welfare created on this day in history.   

1953  On July - 31 robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63   

1954  K2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team on July - 31.   

1954  On this day in history mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double)   

1955  On this day in history beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open   

1956  On this day in history laker takes 10-53 in Australia's 2nd innings, 19-90 for match   

1958  Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet on this day in history.   

1959  1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens on July - 31.   

1960  Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state on July - 31.   

1960  On this day in history malayan Emergency ends   

1960  On this day in history karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77   

1962  On this day in history australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam   

1962  On this day in history federation of Malaysia formed   

1964  Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history all-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach, USS Enterprise, and USS Bainbridge leaves Norfolk, VA to begin voyage, Operation Sea Orbit, to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on 3 October.   

1964  On July - 31 uS Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon   

1964  Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39 on July - 31.   

1965  On this day in history james Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75   

1966  On this day in history alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark   

1966  Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas on July - 31.   

1966  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 on July - 31.   

1967  On this day in history mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81   

1968  On this day in history beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

1968  On this day in history gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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 this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

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

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

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

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)