Historical Events In August - 31

1906  On August - 31 vivienne Byerley, publicist  

1907  England, Russia & France form the Triple Entente on this day in history.  

1907  Britain & Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history august F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

1908  On August - 31 lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian  

1909  On August - 31 a J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball  

1910  On this day in history emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34  

1911  On August - 31 anthony Fokker's demonstrates aircraft "Snip"  

1911  On this day in history hilde Jarecki, educationist  

1912  On August - 31 ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone  

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1913  On August - 31 soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands  

1913  Michiel P Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curacao (1951-67) on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 31 24.8 cm rainfall at Bloomingdale, Michigan (state record)  

1914  Richard Basehart, Zanesville Oh, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea) on August - 31.  

1915  On this day in history chic White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits NY Giants, 2-0  

1916  Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist (CBS)  

1918  On this day in history boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)  

1918  Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady) on August - 31.  

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

1919  Communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago on August - 31.  

1919  On this day in history petlyura's Ukranian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group  

1919  On August - 31 john Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago  

1920  Belgium starts paying old age pensions on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history james Lanphier, NY, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon)  

1920  Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1923  League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German) on this day in history.  

1923  On August - 31 larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)  

1924  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) on this day in history.  

1924  On August - 31 buddy [Leonard] Hackett, Bkln, comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man)  

1926  On this day in history georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)  

1928  The birth of James Coburn, American film actor on this day in history.  

1928  Brecht & Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history james Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven)  

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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 this day in history.  

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  

1721  On August - 31 birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)  

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)  

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

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.  

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.  

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.  

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)