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 this day in history.   

1905  On July - 31 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  Chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game on July - 31.   

1911  Hungarian education is only taught in German on this day in history.   

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  On July - 31 uS government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship)   

1912  RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 31 bill Brown, cricketer (Australian opener of the 30's & 40's)   

1913  On July - 31 bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers)   

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

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

1914  On this day in history 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 July - 31.   

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

1918  On this day in history paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate   

1919  Germany accepts Weimar Constitution on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC)   

1919  R G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.   

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  18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's first water skis (Minn) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn)   

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  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  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on this day in history.   

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

1396  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

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 July - 31.