Page 4: Historical Events In July - 31

1902  On July - 31 g O "Gubby" Allen, cricketer (in Sydney England non-bodyline quickie)   

1904  Arthur Daley, sportswriter (NY Times-Pulitzer 1956) on this day in history.   

1905  On July - 31 matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa   

1905  On this day in history trenchard Cox, museum director   

1909  On July - 31 bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

1910  Chic Cub King Cole no-hits St Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game on this day in history.   

1911  Hungarian education is only taught in German on July - 31.   

1911  George Liberace, Menasha Wisc, violinist (Liberace Show) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history jack Edwards, cricketer (1888 Ashes tourist), dies   

1912  First attempt to launch an airplane by catapult made at Annapolis on this day in history.   

1912  US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship) on this day in history.   

1912  On July - 31 rBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal   

1912  On this day in history bill Brown, cricketer (Australian opener of the 30's & 40's)   

1913  Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer (NY Rangers) on July - 31.   

1914  Labor leader Andrew Fisher declares at Colac that Australians will defend Britain "to our last man and our last shilling" on this day in history.   

1914  On July - 31 german Emperor Wilhelm II threatens war, orders Russia to demobilize   

1914  Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker on July - 31.   

1914  A J Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité/Les Preuves), murdered= on July - 31.   

1915  On July - 31 robert Steel, academic   

1916  On this day in history sydney Tafler, London England, actor (Too Many Crooks)   

1917  Crpl.Leslie Wilton ANDREW, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment won the Victoria Cross at La Bassee-Ville, France, on July - 31.   

1917  On July - 31 third battle of Ypres begins   

1917  On this day in history 3rd battle of Ypres begins   

1917  Charlie Finlason, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies on this day in history.   

1918  Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate on July - 31.   

1919  Germany accepts Weimar Constitution on July - 31.   

1919  Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC) on July - 31.   

1919  On this day in history r G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies   

1920  On July - 31 rudolf Halaczinsky, composer   

1921  On this day in history whitney M Young Jr, civil rights leader, head of Urban League   

1922  On this day in history 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's first water skis (Minn)   

1922  18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) on July - 31.   

1922  On this day in history lucy Killea, (assemblywoman-Calif)   

1923  Belgian Chamber discusses bilinguality at Ghent University 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 this day in history.   

1443  On this day in history birth of albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon   

1527  Maximilian II, German King/Emperor (1564-76) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.   

1578  Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1597  On July - 31 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on July - 31.   

0855  On July - 31 death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on July - 31.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on July - 31.   

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

1556  On July - 31 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65   

1566  On this day in history bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

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

1653  Death of Thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576) on July - 31.