Page 4: Historical Events In July - 31

1902  On July - 31 g O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer (in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie)   

1904  Arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956) on this day in history.   

1905  On July - 31 matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa   

1905  On this day in history trenchard Cox, museum director   

1909  Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th on July - 31.   

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

1911  On this day in history hungarian education is only taught in German   

1911  On July - 31 george Liberace, Menasha Wisc, violinist (Liberace Show)   

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

1912  On July - 31 first attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis.   

1912  US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship) on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 31 rBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal   

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

1913  On this day in history bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers)   

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 July - 31.   

1914  On July - 31 jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker   

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

1915  On this day in history robert Steel, academic   

1916  Sydney Tafler, London England, actor (Too Many Crooks) on this day in history.   

1917  On July - 31 crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France,   

1917  Third battle of Ypres begins on this day in history.   

1917  3rd battle of Ypres begins on July - 31.   

1917  On this day in history charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies   

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

1919  Germany accepts Weimar Constitution on this day in history.   

1919  Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC) on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history rudolf Halaczinsky, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1923  Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University on this day in history.   

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1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

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

1550  On July - 31 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster   

1578  On this day in history birth of catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange   

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

1598  On July - 31 birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654)   

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  On this day in history etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

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

1508  On this day in history death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

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

1648  On this day in history benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)