Historical Events In July - 31

1944  On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

1945  On July - 31 pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.   

1948  On this day in history pres Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY   

1948  "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 581 performances on July - 31.   

1948  Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress (Female Revue), dies at 70 on July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1951  Japan Airlines is established on this day in history.   

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

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

1953  On this day in history dept of Health, Education & Welfare created   

1953  Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", dies in NY at 63 on this day in history.   

1954  On July - 31 k2 summit reached for the first time by an Italian team   

1954  Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double) on this day in history.   

1955  On July - 31 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  On this day in history anti-Chinese uprising in Tibet   

1959  1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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  On July - 31 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.   

1964  US Ranger 7 takes 4,316 pictures before crashing on Moon on July - 31.   

1964  On July - 31 jim Reeves, US country singer, dies in air crash at 39   

1965  On July - 31 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 this day in history charles Whitman wounds 46 & kills 5 at University of Texas   

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

1967  On this day in history mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81   

1968  Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free on this day in history.   

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

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1143  Emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165) was born on this day in history.   

1396  Philips, the Good, Duke of Burgundy//Brabant/Limburg/count was born on July - 31.   

1443  Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history birth of maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76)   

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 July - 31.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies   

1396  On July - 31 death of william Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342)   

1508  On this day in history death of na'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1494)   

1556  Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1566  Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92 on July - 31.   

1648  Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on July - 31.   

1653  On July - 31 death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)