Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

1888  On this day in history death of mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper   

1902  Mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73 on August - 31.   

1910  On August - 31 emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34   

1918  Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 31 wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies   

1931  Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1934  Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies on August - 31.   

1935  Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies on August - 31.   

1940  On this day in history johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58   

1941  Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1942  Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle on August - 31.   

1944  On this day in history death of killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide   

1946  Paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63 on August - 31.   

1948  Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 31 andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

1952  On this day in history death of henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 31 george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris   

1964  Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60   

1969  On August - 31 ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72   

1973  On August - 31 john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78   

1974  Death of William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on August - 31.   

1975  On this day in history pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24   

1976  Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 on August - 31.   

1978  On this day in history death of john Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)   

1979  E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on this day in history.   

1981  Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on August - 31.   

1990  Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.   

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.