Page 7: Historical Events In July - 31

1969  Mariner 6 flies past Mars on July - 31.   

1969  On this day in history national Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La   

1970  On July - 31 chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"   

1972  Thomas Eagleton withdraws as Democratic VP candidate on this day in history.   

1972  Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/sect-gen (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73 on July - 31.   

1973  Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later on this day in history.   

1977  Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20 on July - 31.   

1978  Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history.   

1978  On July - 31 carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80   

1979  N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2402 Satpaev & #2416 Sharonov on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 31 beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76   

1980  On this day in history john Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges   

1980  On July - 31 soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36   

1980  Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 on July - 31.   

1981  On July - 31 arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn   

1981  Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash on July - 31.   

1982  On this day in history 46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France   

1984  US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics on July - 31.   

1984  On July - 31 bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79   

1985  On July - 31 eugene Carson Blake, sec-gen World Council of Churches, dies at 78   

1986  Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle on July - 31.   

1988  Miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London on July - 31.   

1988  Trinidad Silva, killed in auto accident at 38 on this day in history.   

1990  Nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games on this day in history.   

1990  Fernando Sancho, dies after operation for malignant tumor at 72 on July - 31.   

1992  On this day in history g Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72   

1993  On this day in history baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems   

1994  On this day in history anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66   

1995  Genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83 on July - 31.   

1996  Joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76 on July - 31.   

1997  Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies on this day in history.   

2011  Arab Spring: Because of the uncertaintities associated with a clamp-down of the free press, there is believed to be at least 121 people killed in a Syrian Army tank raid on the town of Hama and over 150 people are reportedly killed across the country. The total dead throughout Syria may never be known, but an estimate as of sep 24 is 3,000 on July - 31.   

2011  On this day in history in Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion).   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1143  On this day in history birth of emperor Nijo of Japan (d. 1165)   

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 July - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1597  Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on July - 31.   

1598  Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

0855  On this day in history death of imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muslim Jurisprudent (b. 780)   

1358  Etienne Marcel, French textile merchant/reformer/Boer leader, dies on this day in history.   

1396  Death of William Courtenay, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1342) on this day in history.   

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 July - 31.   

1566  On July - 31 bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92   

1648  On July - 31 benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60   

1653  On this day in history death of thomas Dudley, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)