Page 4: Historical Events In July - 31

1902  On this day in history g O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer (in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie)   

1904  Arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956) on July - 31.   

1905  On this day in history matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa   

1905  On July - 31 trenchard Cox, museum director   

1909  Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game   

1911  On July - 31 hungarian education is only taught in German   

1911  On this day in history george Liberace, Menasha Wisc, violinist (Liberace Show)   

1911  Jack Edwards, cricketer (1888 Ashes tourist), dies on this day in history.   

1912  First attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis on this day in history.   

1912  US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship) on July - 31.   

1912  On this day in history rBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal   

1912  On this day in history bill Brown, cricketer (Australian opener of the 30's & 40's)   

1913  Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers) on this day in history.   

1914  Labor leader Andrew Fisher declares at Colac that Australians will defend Britain "to our last man and our last shilling" on this day in history.   

1914  German Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize on this day in history.   

1914  Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker on this day in history.   

1914  On July - 31 a J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered=   

1915  On July - 31 robert Steel, academic   

1916  On July - 31 sydney Tafler, London England, actor (Too Many Crooks)   

1917  On this day in history crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France,   

1917  On this day in history third battle of Ypres begins   

1917  3rd battle of Ypres begins on this day in history.   

1917  On July - 31 charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies   

1918  Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate on July - 31.   

1919  On this day in history germany accepts Weimar Constitution   

1919  Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC) on July - 31.   

1919  On July - 31 r G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies   

1920  Rudolf Halaczinsky, composer on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history whitney M Young Jr, civil rights leader, head of Urban League   

1922  On July - 31 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's first water skis (Minn)   

1922  18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) on July - 31.   

1922  On this day in history lucy Killea, (assemblywoman-Calif)   

1923  Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University on July - 31.   

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on July - 31.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on this day in history.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on July - 31.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on July - 31.   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1597  On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0855  On this day in history death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on this day in history.