Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 31

1888  Death of Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper on this day in history.   

1902  Mathilde Wesendonk, German author/poetess, dies at 73 on August - 31.   

1910  Emils Darzins, composer, dies at 34 on August - 31.   

1918  Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36 on August - 31.   

1920  Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher, dies on this day in history.   

1931  Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar, dies on this day in history.   

1934  Johan H A Schaper, Dutch MP (SDAP), dies on August - 31.   

1935  Abraham Isaac Kook, rabbi/author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh), dies on August - 31.   

1940  Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on August - 31.   

1941  Marian Zwetajewa, writer, dies on August - 31.   

1942  On August - 31 von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle   

1944  On August - 31 death of killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide   

1946  On August - 31 paul August von Klenau, Danish opera composer/conductor, dies at 63   

1948  Andrei A Zjdanov, Rus politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 31 andre Debierne, French chemist/physicist (actinium), dies   

1952  Death of Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868) on August - 31.   

1959  Charles Delaney, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 31 george F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris   

1964  Carole Coleman, singer (Make Mine Music), dies at 42 on August - 31.   

1966  On August - 31 kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75   

1967  On this day in history ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76   

1968  On this day in history dennis O'Keefe, actor (Suspicion), dies of lung cancer at 60   

1969  Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72 on August - 31.   

1973  John Ford, US director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 on August - 31.   

1974  Death of William Pershing Benedict, American pilot on August - 31.   

1975  Pierre Blaise, French actor (Lacombe Lucien), dies at 24 on August - 31.   

1976  Kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1978  Death of John Wrathall, President of Rhodesia (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 31 e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

1981  On August - 31 joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82   

1985  Death of Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1899) on August - 31.   

1986  Henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88 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.   

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1569  Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India was born on this day in history.   

1602  Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik was born on August - 31.   

1663  Guillaume Amontons, French physicist was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Paul Kunzen, composer   

1721  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on August - 31.   

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

1741  On this day in history birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

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