Historical Events In August - 31

1949  Andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies on August - 31.   

1950  On August - 31 contingent of 80 men from First Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, leaves for the Korean War.   

1950  HMAS Sydney and Tobruk sail for Korea on this day in history.   

1950  Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 HRs & a single in a game vs Braves on this day in history.   

1951  1st 33 1/3 album introduced in Dusseldorf on August - 31.   

1953  On this day in history kRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1954  On August - 31 census Bureau established   

1954  Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die on this day in history.   

1954  Hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage on August - 31.   

1954  On this day in history census Bureau forms   

1955  The birth of Ed Moses, American track athlete on August - 31.   

1955  The first microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.   

1955  The first sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Ill on this day in history.   

1955  1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx) on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 31 malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain   

1957  Malaysia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain on August - 31.   

1959  Australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup on August - 31.   

1959  On August - 31 charles Delaney, dies at 67   

1960  Agricultural Hall of Fame established on August - 31.   

1962  On this day in history trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain   

1963  On this day in history george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris   

1964  On this day in history carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42   

1965  On August - 31 house of Reps joins Senate establish Dept of Housing & Urban Develop   

1966  On this day in history kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75   

1967  Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76 on August - 31.   

1968  On this day in history 6,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran   

1968  On August - 31 in Iran a 7.3 earthquake was centered about 250 kilometers south of Mashhad. There were 12,000 to 20,000 deaths, many injuries, and over 60,000 homeless   

1968  Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon & Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on the cover on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 31 dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60   

1969  25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival on this day in history.   

1969  Boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31, on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72   

1970  On this day in history lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, convicted   

1970  On this day in history uS defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup   

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1569  On August - 31 birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on this day in history.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on August - 31.   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on August - 31.   

1721  On this day in history birth of george Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)   

1741  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on August - 31.   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on this day in history.   

0683  On this day in history death of pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque   

1056  On this day in history death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On this day in history leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  On this day in history sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on this day in history.   

1234  On August - 31 death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)