Top Historical Events That Happened on August 31

1950  HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea.   

1950  Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs and a single in a game vs Braves.   

1951  1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf   

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1954  Census Bureau established.   

1954  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.   

1955  Ed Moses, American track athlete is born   

1955  The inaugural microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

1955  The inaugural sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill.   

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

1957  Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain.   

1957  Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain   

1959  Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67.   

1960  Agricultural Hall of Fame established   

1962  Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain   

1963  George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris   

1964  Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

1965  House of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing and Urban Develop   

1966  Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75.   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76.   

1968  6000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60000 buildings in NE Iran   

1968  In Iran a 7.3 earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south of Mashhad. There were 12000 to 20000 deaths, many injuries, and over 60000 homeless.   

1968  Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and 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.   

1969  25000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival   

1969  Boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31,   

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72.   

1970  Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted   

1970  US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup.   

1971  Dave Scott is recorded as becoming inaugural person to drive a car on the Moon.   

1972  In this year, Olga Korbut, USSR, claims olympic gold medal in gymnastics.   

1973  The inaugural heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman).   

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1569  Djehangir/jahangir: Great mogol of india   

1602  Amalia: Countess of solms-braunfels, wife of gov frederik hendrik   

1663  Guillaume amontons: French physicist   

1696  Johann paul kunzen: Composer   

1721  George hervey: 2nd earl of bristol, british statesman   

1741  Johann paul aegidius martini: Composer   

1741  Husein gradaščević: Bosniak general   

1748  Jean-etienne despreaux: Composer   

0651  Saint aidan of lindisfarne: Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  Pacal ii ruler of the maya polity of palenque: Pacal ii ruler of the maya polity of palenque   

1056  Death of Theodora: Byzantine empress (b. 981)   

1057  Death of Leofric: Count of mercia/husband of lady godiva,   

1158  Sancho iii: King of castile,   

1218  Death of Al-malik ab-adil/saphadin/saif al-din): Brother of saladin,   

1234  Emperor go-horikawa of japan: Emperor go-horikawa of japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Ralph stafford: 1st earl of stafford, english soldier (b. 1301)