Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

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

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

1974  On August - 31 william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

1975  Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on August - 31.   

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

1977  On August - 31 aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524')   

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 August - 31 symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst   

1979  Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun on this day in history.   

1979  Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on this day in history.   

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  Poland's Solidarity labor union founded on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82   

1984  On August - 31 pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  On August - 31 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 August - 31.   

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

1994  Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1995  On August - 31 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 this day in history.   

1999  On August - 31 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 August - 31.   

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

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

1696  On this day in history 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  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

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

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  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

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

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)