Page 6: Historical Events In July - 31

1944  Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz on July - 31.   

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

1948  On July - 31 pres Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY   

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 July - 31.   

1949  Lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills the SS & 3rd baseman on July - 31.   

1949  On this day in history lightning strikes a baseball field in Fla, kills SS & 3rd baseman   

1951  On July - 31 japan Airlines is established.   

1951  J of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history k2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team   

1954  On July - 31 mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double)   

1955  Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open on July - 31.   

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

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

1959  On July - 31 1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens   

1960  On July - 31 elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state   

1960  Malayan Emergency ends on this day in history.   

1960  Karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1962  Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrives in South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history federation of Malaysia formed   

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

1964  On July - 31 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.   

1964  On this day in history uS Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon   

1964  On this day in history jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39   

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

1966  On this day in history alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark   

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

1966  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 on July - 31.   

1967  On this day in history 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  On July - 31 birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

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

1527  On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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 this day in history.   

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

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

0855  Death of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780) on July - 31.   

1358  On July - 31 etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

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

1508  Death of Na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on July - 31.   

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

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

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