Historical Events In August - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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