Historical Events In August - 31

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

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

1950  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history census Bureau established  

1954  On this day in history hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die  

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.  

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

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history charles Delaney, dies at 67  

1960  On August - 31 agricultural Hall of Fame established  

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

1963  On August - 31 george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris  

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

1965  On August - 31 house of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop  

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 August - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history 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  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 August - 31 birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik  

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

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

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

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer  

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