Historical Events In August - 31

1906  Vivienne Byerley, publicist on this day in history.  

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

1907  Britain & Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet on August - 31.  

1907  On August - 31 august F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

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

1909  A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball on this day in history.  

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

1911  Anthony Fokker's demonstrates aircraft "Snip" on this day in history.  

1911  Hilde Jarecki, educationist on August - 31.  

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  On this day in history richard Basehart, Zanesville Oh, actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea)  

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 August - 31 boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)  

1918  On August - 31 alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer (Lerner & Loewe-My Fair Lady)  

1918  On this day in history joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36  

1919  On this day in history communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago  

1919  Petlyura's Ukranian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group on this day in history.  

1919  On this day in history john Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago  

1920  Belgium starts paying old age pensions on August - 31.  

1920  James Lanphier, NY, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon) on August - 31.  

1920  On this day in history wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies  

1923  On August - 31 league of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German)  

1923  Larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game) on this day in history.  

1924  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) on August - 31.  

1924  Buddy [Leonard] Hackett, Bkln, comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man) on this day in history.  

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

1928  On this day in history the birth of James Coburn, American film actor  

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

1928  On August - 31 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 August - 31.  

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.  

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

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

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

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.  

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque  

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on this day in history.  

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

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies  

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.  

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.  

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.