Page 6: Historical Events In August - 31

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

1950  On August - 31 contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.   

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

1950  Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves on this day in history.   

1951  On August - 31 1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf   

1953  On August - 31 kRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Census Bureau established on this day in history.   

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

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

1954  On this day in history census Bureau forms   

1955  The birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

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

1964  On this day in history carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

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

1966  On this day in history kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75   

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

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

1968  On August - 31 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  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  On this day in history dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60   

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

1969  On August - 31 boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31,   

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1970  Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted on August - 31.   

1970  On August - 31 uS defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

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

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

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

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

0651  On this day in history death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.   

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

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on this day in history.   

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

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on this day in history.