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Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

Wednesday, 09 July 2025

1971  Dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1972  On August - 31 olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  The first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman) on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1973  John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1974  William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1975  On this day in history pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1976  On August - 31 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524') on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1977  On August - 31 ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1978  On this day in history symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  On August - 31 comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  On this day in history movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1979  On this day in history e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1980  On August - 31 poland's Solidarity labor union founded  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1981  On August - 31 joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1984  Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1985  On August - 31 night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On August - 31 a private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On August - 31 aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On this day in history soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1986  On this day in history henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1987  Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On this day in history 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1988  On August - 31 a Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  On August - 31 leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  On this day in history russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  On this day in history artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1995  Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  David Scott, priest, dies at 72 on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1999  On this day in history a Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 31

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1663  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1748  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 31

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1218  On this day in history al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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