Page 7: Historical Events In August - 31

1971  On August - 31 dave Scott becomes first person to drive a car on the Moon   

1972  Olga Korbut, USSR, wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics on this day in history.   

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 August - 31.   

1974  On August - 31 william Pershing Benedict, American pilot   

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

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

1977  On August - 31 aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft alt rec of 38.26 km (125,524')   

1977  On this day in history ian Smith wins the Rhodesian general election with 80 per cent of the overwhelmingly white electorate's vote.   

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

1979  Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 31 donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

1979  Movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31, on this day in history.   

1979  E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 31 poland's Solidarity labor union founded   

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  On August - 31 night Stalker suspect that terrorized S Calif captured in East LA   

1986  A private plane collides with an Aeromexico jet over Cerritos, CA, killing 82 people.Aug 31, on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 31 aeromexico jet & small plane collide kill 82   

1986  On August - 31 soviet passenger ship Adm Nakhimov, collides with a merchant vessel   

1986  On August - 31 henry Moore, English sculptor/cartoonist, dies at 88   

1987  On this day in history curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697,385)   

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

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

1990  Johnny Lindsay, cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1947), dies on August - 31.   

1991  Leigh Watson, US aviation pioneer/air force general, dies at 93 on August - 31.   

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

1993  On August - 31 gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter (communist), dies at 80   

1994  Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1999  On August - 31 a Boeing 737 jet crashes during takeoff from Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 72 people.   

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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  On August - 31 birth of guillaume Amontons, French physicist   

1696  Johann Paul Kunzen, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1741  Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer was born on August - 31.   

1741  On August - 31 birth of husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (d. 1834)   

1748  Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1372  On August - 31 death of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (b. 1301)