Page 6: Historical Events In July - 31
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1944 On July - 31 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 On July - 31 maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70 

1949 On this day in history 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 July - 31. 

1951 On this day in history japan Airlines is established. 

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

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

1953 Dept of Health, Education & Welfare created on July - 31. 

1953 On July - 31 robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63 

1954 K2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team on July - 31. 

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

1955 On this day in history beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open 

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

1958 Anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet on this day in history. 

1959 On this day in history 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 On July - 31 karl Hasse, composer, dies at 77 

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

1962 Federation of Malaysia formed on this day in history. 

1964 Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor on July - 31. 

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

1965 On this day in history james Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75 

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

1966 On July - 31 charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas 

1966 On July - 31 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 

1967 Mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

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

1968 Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 on this day in history. 

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