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Birthday July 31, 1763 James Kent, legal scholar |
Birthday July 31, 1816 Union General George Thomas is born in Virginia |
Birthday July 31, 1841 Melville |
Birthday July 31, 1901 Jean Dubuffet, French painter. |
Birthday July 31, 1912 Milton Friedman, economist. |
Birthday July 31, 1916 First Lady of NASCAR Louise Smith born |
Birthday July 31, 1921 Whitney Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League. |
Birthday July 31, 1923 Ahmet Ertegun is born in Istanbul, Turkey |
Birthday July 31, 1939 France Nuyen, Actress (St. Elsewhere) in Marselles France |
Birthday July 31, 1944 Geraldine Chaplin |
Birthday July 31, 1951 Evonne Goolagong, in Australia, Tennis plaer |
Birthday July 31, 1965 J.K. Rowling born |
History July 31, 1498 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad. |
History July 31, 1556 St. Ignatius of Loyola founder of Society of Jesus died in Rome. |
History July 31, 1556 Ignatius of Loyola dies |
History July 31, 1588 English fleet attacks Spanish armada |
History July 31, 1703 Daniel Defoe is put in the pillory |
History July 31, 1715 Hurricane sinks Spanish treasure ships |
History July 31, 1777 Marquis de Lafayette becomes a major-general without pay |
History July 31, 1777 Marquis de Lafayette 19 made major-general of Continental Army |
History July 31, 1790 1st US patent granted to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process. |
History July 31, 1813 British invade Plattsburgh NY |
History July 31, 1875 Former President Andrew Johnson dies |
History July 31, 1875 17th pres Andrew Johnson dies in Tennessee at 66 |
History July 31, 1917 Third Battle of Ypres begins in Flanders |
History July 31, 1937 Apache scout Martine dies |
History July 31, 1938 Yanks suspend Jake Powell after he said on Chicago radio 'he'd hit every colored person in Chicago over the head with a club' |
History July 31, 1941 Goering orders Heydrich to prepare for the Final Solution |
History July 31, 1945 Fugitive Vichy leader surrenders in Austria |
History July 31, 1948 President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport) NY |
History July 31, 1953 Senator Robert A. Taft dies |
History July 31, 1964 Ranger 7 photographs moon |
History July 31, 1964 Ranger 7 transmits the 1st lunar close-up photos before impact |
History July 31, 1964 US Ranger 7 takes 4 316 pictures before crashing on moon. |
History July 31, 1964 Agreement on conduct of war |
History July 31, 1970 Chet Huntley retires from NBC ending 'Huntley-Brinkley Report' |
History July 31, 1972 Hanoi claims that U.S. bombers have struck dikes |
History July 31, 1972 Democratic VP candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew |
History July 31, 1975 Jimmy Hoffa vanishes |
History July 31, 1977 Son of Sam shot to death 20-year-old Stacy Moskowitz |
History July 31, 1978 Yanks now 7 1/2 out of 1st picked up 7 games in previous 2 weeks |
History July 31, 1980 Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 |
History July 31, 1981 Leader of Panama Gen. Omar Torrijos killed in a plane crash. |
History July 31, 1981 7-week-old major league baseball strike ended. |
History July 31, 1984 US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics |
History July 31, 1990 Nolan Ryan wins 300th game |