Historical Events In August - 31

1971  Dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon on this day in history.  

1972  Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics on this day in history.  

1973  The first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) on this day in history.  

1973  On August - 31 john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78  

1974  William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on this day in history.  

1975  On August - 31 pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24  

1976  On August - 31 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81  

1977  Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524') on August - 31.  

1977  Ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote on August - 31.  

1978  Symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst on this day in history.  

1979  Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun on August - 31.  

1979  On August - 31 donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador  

1979  On August - 31 movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,  

1979  E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on this day in history.  

1980  Poland's Solidarity labor union founded on August - 31.  

1981  On August - 31 joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82  

1984  Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on this day in history.  

1985  Night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA on August - 31.  

1986  A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, on August - 31.  

1986  Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 on August - 31.  

1986  On August - 31 soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel  

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385)  

1988  5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins on this day in history.  

1988  A Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers on August - 31.  

1990  On this day in history johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies  

1991  On August - 31 leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93  

1993  Russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania on August - 31.  

1993  Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80 on August - 31.  

1994  On this day in history artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88  

1995  Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 on August - 31.  

1996  David Scott, priest, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1997  On August - 31 diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36  

1999  On this day in history a Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people.  

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

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.  

1663  On this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  

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

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  

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

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.  

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies  

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.  

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

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 this day in history.