Historical Events In August - 31

1949  Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies on August - 31.  

1950  On this day in history contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.  

1950  HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea on August - 31.  

1950  Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves on August - 31.  

1951  1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history kRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting  

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau established  

1954  Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die on August - 31.  

1954  Hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage on this day in history.  

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau forms  

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1955  On this day in history the birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete  

1955  The first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on August - 31.  

1955  The first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill on this day in history.  

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.  

1957  On this day in history malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain  

1957  Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain on August - 31.  

1959  On August - 31 australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup  

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

1960  Agricultural Hall of Fame established on August - 31.  

1962  Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain on August - 31.  

1963  George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris on this day in history.  

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

1965  House of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop on this day in history.  

1966  On August - 31 kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75  

1967  On August - 31 ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76  

1968  6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran on this day in history.  

1968  In Iran a 7.3 earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south of Mashhad. There were 12,000 to 20,000 deaths, many injuries, and over 60,000 homeless on this day in history.  

1968  Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on the cover on this day in history.  

1968  Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 on August - 31.  

1969  25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival on August - 31.  

1969  On this day in history boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31,  

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

1970  On this day in history lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted  

1970  US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup on August - 31.  

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

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

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

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

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

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history 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  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  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 August - 31.  

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