Page 6: Historical Events In July - 31

1944  On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

1945  Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria on this day in history.   

1948  Pres Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY on July - 31.   

1948  On this day in history "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances   

1948  Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1949  On July - 31 lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman   

1949  Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman on this day in history.   

1951  Japan Airlines is established on July - 31.   

1951  J of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies on July - 31.   

1952  On this day in history n B F "Tufty" Mann, cricketer (S African slow lefty 1947-51), dies   

1953  On this day in history dept of Health, Education & Welfare created   

1953  Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63 on July - 31.   

1954  On July - 31 k2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team   

1954  Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double) on this day in history.   

1955  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open on this day in history.   

1956  Laker takes 10-53 in Australia's 2nd innings, 19-90 for match on July - 31.   

1958  On this day in history anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet   

1959  On this day in history 1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens   

1960  Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state on July - 31.   

1960  On July - 31 malayan Emergency ends   

1960  Karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77 on July - 31.   

1962  On this day in history australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam   

1962  On this day in history federation of Malaysia formed   

1964  On July - 31 al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor   

1964  All-nuclear task force with USS Long Beach, USS Enterprise, and USS Bainbridge leaves Norfolk, VA to begin voyage, Operation Sea Orbit, to circle the globe without refueling. They returned on 3 October on this day in history.   

1964  On July - 31 uS Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon   

1964  Jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39 on this day in history.   

1965  James Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1966  Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark on this day in history.   

1966  Charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas on July - 31.   

1966  On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87   

1967  On July - 31 mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81   

1968  On July - 31 beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free   

1968  On this day in history gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66   

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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 July - 31.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on July - 31.   

1527  On July - 31 birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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

1578  On July - 31 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 this day in history 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  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on July - 31.   

1556  On July - 31 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 July - 31.   

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