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 August - 31.   

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 August - 31.   

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

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

1954  On this day in history census Bureau established   

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 August - 31.   

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  On August - 31 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

1957  On August - 31 malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain   

1957  On August - 31 malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain   

1959  Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup on August - 31.   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on August - 31.   

1960  On this day in history agricultural Hall of Fame established   

1962  On August - 31 trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

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

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

1969  On this day in history ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72   

1970  On August - 31 lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted   

1970  US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup on this day in history.   

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1569  On this day in history 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  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

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

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 this day in history.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.   

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

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

1218  On this day in history 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  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.