Historical Events In July - 31

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 flies past Mars   

1969  On July - 31 national Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La   

1970  Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report" on this day in history.   

1972  Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate on July - 31.   

1972  On July - 31 paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/sect-gen (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73   

1973  Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1979  Beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76 on July - 31.   

1980  On July - 31 john Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges   

1980  Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 on July - 31.   

1980  On July - 31 bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49   

1981  Arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn on this day in history.   

1981  On July - 31 gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash   

1982  46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France on this day in history.   

1984  US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics on July - 31.   

1984  On this day in history 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  On this day in history theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73   

1987  On this day in history rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle   

1988  Miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London on this day in history.   

1988  On July - 31 trinidad Silva, killed in auto accident at 38   

1990  On this day in history nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games   

1990  On July - 31 fernando Sancho, dies after operation for malignant tumor at 72   

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

1993  On this day in history baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems   

1994  On July - 31 anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66   

1995  Genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76   

1997  Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies on July - 31.   

2011  On this day in history 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.   

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 July - 31.   

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

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1508  On this day in history death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

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

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

1648  On this day in history 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 July - 31.