Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

1971  Dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon on August - 31.   

1972  Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics on August - 31.   

1973  On this day in history the first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman)   

1973  On this day in history john Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78   

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

1975  Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on this day in history.   

1976  Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1977  Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524') on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote.   

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

1979  On August - 31 comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun   

1979  Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on August - 31.   

1979  On this day in history movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

1979  On August - 31 e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

1980  On this day in history poland's Solidarity labor union founded   

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

1984  On this day in history pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title   

1985  On this day in history night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA   

1986  A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 31 aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

1986  Soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 31 henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

1987  Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385) on August - 31.   

1988  On August - 31 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins   

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

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

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on August - 31.   

1993  Russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania on this day in history.   

1993  Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1995  On this day in history beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73   

1996  On August - 31 david Scott, priest, dies at 72   

1997  Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 on August - 31.   

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  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 this day in history birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)