Page 7: Historical Events In July - 31

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 flies past Mars   

1969  National Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La on July - 31.   

1970  On July - 31 chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"   

1972  Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate on this day in history.   

1972  On July - 31 paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/sect-gen (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73   

1973  Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later on July - 31.   

1977  On this day in history stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20   

1978  Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80   

1979  N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2402 Satpaev & #2416 Sharonov on July - 31.   

1979  Beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76 on July - 31.   

1980  John Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges on July - 31.   

1980  Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 on July - 31.   

1980  Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 on July - 31.   

1981  Arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn on July - 31.   

1981  Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash on July - 31.   

1982  46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France on July - 31.   

1984  On July - 31 uS men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics   

1984  Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 on July - 31.   

1985  On this day in history eugene Carson Blake, sec-gen World Council of Churches, dies at 78   

1986  On this day in history theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73   

1987  Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle on July - 31.   

1988  Miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London on this day in history.   

1988  Trinidad Silva, killed in auto accident at 38 on July - 31.   

1990  On this day in history nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games   

1990  Fernando Sancho, dies after operation for malignant tumor at 72 on July - 31.   

1992  G Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72 on July - 31.   

1993  On July - 31 baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems   

1994  On July - 31 anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66   

1995  On July - 31 genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83   

1996  On July - 31 joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76   

1997  Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies on this day in history.   

2011  Arab Spring: Because of the uncertaintities associated with a clamp-down of the free press, there is believed to be at least 121 people killed in a Syrian Army tank raid on the town of Hama and over 150 people are reportedly killed across the country. The total dead throughout Syria may never be known, but an estimate as of sep 24 is 3,000 on this day in history.   

2011  In Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion) on this day in history.   

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

1396  On this day in history birth of philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count   

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

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  On this day in history 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  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

1508  On July - 31 death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

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

1566  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)