Page 4: Historical Events In August - 31

1906  On this day in history vivienne Byerley, publicist   

1907  On this day in history england, Russia & France form the Triple Entente   

1907  On August - 31 britain & Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet   

1907  August F Hawkins, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone   

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 August - 31.   

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

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 August - 31 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 this day in history.   

1918  On August - 31 joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36   

1919  Communist Labor Party of America formed in Chicago on this day in history.   

1919  On August - 31 petlyura's Ukranian Army kills 35 members of a Jewish defense group   

1919  John Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago on this day in history.   

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

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

1923  On this day in history larry White Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game)   

1924  On August - 31 paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)   

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

1926  Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup) on August - 31.   

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

1928  On this day in history brecht & Weils "Dreigroschenoper" premieres   

1928  James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven) on August - 31.   

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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 August - 31.   

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

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

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

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

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

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