Historical Events In August - 31

1949  On August - 31 andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

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

1950  HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea on this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on August - 31.   

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau established   

1954  On August - 31 hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die   

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

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau forms   

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  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  On this day in history malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain   

1959  Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 August - 31.   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on August - 31.   

1968  On August - 31 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  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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

0683  On August - 31 death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  On this day in history 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 August - 31.   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.