Page 6: Historical Events In August - 31

1949  On this day in history andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

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

1950  On August - 31 hMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea   

1950  On August - 31 dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves   

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

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  Census Bureau established on August - 31.   

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  Census Bureau forms on August - 31.   

1955  On August - 31 the birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete   

1955  On this day in history the first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

1955  On August - 31 the first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill   

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on August - 31.   

1957  Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1957  Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup   

1959  On this day in history charles Delaney, dies at 67   

1960  On August - 31 agricultural Hall of Fame established   

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

1963  George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris on August - 31.   

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 August - 31.   

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 on August - 31.   

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

1968  On August - 31 6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran   

1968  On this day in history 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   

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

1968  Dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60 on this day in history.   

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

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

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72 on August - 31.   

1970  On August - 31 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 this day in history 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  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

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

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

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

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)