Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

1971  On August - 31 dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon   

1972  On this day in history olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics   

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

1976  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

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

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

1979  Movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31, on this day in history.   

1979  E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on August - 31.   

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

1981  Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on August - 31.   

1984  Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on August - 31.   

1985  On August - 31 night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA   

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

1986  On this day in history aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

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  On this day in history a Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers.   

1990  On August - 31 johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies   

1991  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80   

1994  Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88 on August - 31.   

1995  Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

1999  On August - 31 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  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.   

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  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.   

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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

0651  On August - 31 death of saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary   

0683  On August - 31 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 this day in history.   

1158  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.   

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

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