Historical Events In August - 31

1971  Dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon on August - 31.   

1972  On this day in history olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics   

1973  On this day in history the first heavyweight championship fight in Japan (Foreman beats Roman)   

1973  John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

1975  On this day in history pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24   

1976  On August - 31 kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81   

1977  On this day in history aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524')   

1977  On August - 31 ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote.   

1978  On August - 31 symbionese Liberation Army founders William & Emily Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst   

1979  On August - 31 comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun   

1979  Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on this day in history.   

1979  Movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31, on August - 31.   

1979  On this day in history e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

1980  Poland's Solidarity labor union founded on this day in history.   

1981  Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82 on August - 31.   

1984  Pinklin Thomas defeats Tim Witherspoon for the WBC heavyweight title on August - 31.   

1985  Night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA on August - 31.   

1986  On August - 31 a private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31,   

1986  Aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82 on August - 31.   

1986  On this day in history soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1987  Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385) on August - 31.   

1988  5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins on this day in history.   

1988  A Delta Boeing 727 crashes during takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, killing 14 passengers on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies   

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history russians pull last 500 military personnel left from cold war, out of Lithuania   

1993  On this day in history gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80   

1994  Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88 on August - 31.   

1995  Beant Singh, PM of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73 on this day in history.   

1996  David Scott, priest, dies at 72 on August - 31.   

1997  On this day in history diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash in Paris at 36   

1999  A Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people on this day in history.   

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1569  On this day in history birth of djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India   

1602  On this day in history birth of amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik   

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

1696  On August - 31 birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

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

1741  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer   

1741  Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834) was born on August - 31.   

1748  On this day in history birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

0651  Death of Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and missionary on August - 31.   

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

1056  Death of Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981) on August - 31.   

1057  Leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies on August - 31.   

1158  Sancho III, King of Castile, dies on August - 31.   

1218  Al-Malik ab-Adil/Saphadin/Saif al-Din), brother of Saladin, dies on August - 31.   

1234  Death of Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) on this day in history.   

1372  On this day in history death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)