Page 6: 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 August - 31.   

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

1953  KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history census Bureau established   

1954  Hurricane Carol (1st major named storm) hits New England, 70 die on August - 31.   

1954  On this day in history hurricane Carol hits New England, killing more than 60 people and causiAug 31, massive property damage.   

1954  On August - 31 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 August - 31.   

1955  On August - 31 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Tx)   

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

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

1959  On August - 31 australia defeats US for tennis' Davis Cup   

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

1960  On August - 31 agricultural Hall of Fame established   

1962  Trinidad & Tobago gain independence from Britain on August - 31.   

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.   

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

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 August - 31 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 August - 31.   

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

1969  On August - 31 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival   

1969  Boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31, on August - 31.   

1969  On August - 31 ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72   

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

1970  US defeats German FR for tennis' Davis Cup 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 August - 31 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  George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 31 birth of jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer   

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

0683  Death of Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque on August - 31.   

1056  On August - 31 death of theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)   

1057  On August - 31 leofric, count of Mercia/husband of Lady Godiva, dies   

1158  On August - 31 sancho III, King of Castile, dies   

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

1234  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212)   

1372  Death of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301) on August - 31.