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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1056]] – After a sudden illness a few days previously, [[Byzantine Empress]] [[Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century)|Theodora]] dies childless, thus ending the [[Macedonian dynasty]]. *[[1057]] – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor [[Michael VI Bringas]] after just one year. *[[1218]] – [[Al-Kamil]] becomes [[sultan]] of the [[Ayyubid dynasty]]. *[[1314]] – King [[Haakon V of Norway]] moves the capital from [[Bergen]] to [[Oslo]]. *[[1420]] – The [[1420 Caldera earthquake|8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake]] shakes Chile's [[Atacama Region]] causing [[tsunami]] in Chile, [[Hawaii]], and Japan.<ref name="El Mercurio, 2019">{{cite news |last=Guzmán |first=L. |date=February 14, 2019|language=es|title=Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile |url=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=546452 |work=[[El Mercurio]] |location=Santiago|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Abad, 2018">Manuel Abad, Tatiana Izquierdo, Miguel Cáceres, Enrique Bernárdez and Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal. "Coastal boulder deposit as evidence of an ocean-wide prehistoric tsunami originated on the Atacama Desert coast (northern Chile)". ''Sedimentology''. Publication: December 13, 2018. {{doi|10.1111/sed.12570}}</ref> *[[1422]] – King [[Henry V of England]] dies of [[dysentery]] while in France. His son, [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]], becomes King of England at the age of nine months. *[[1535]] – Pope [[Paul III]] excommunicates English King [[Henry VIII]] from the church. He drew up a [[Excommunication (Catholic Church)|papal bull of excommunication]] which began ''Eius qui immobilis''.<ref>{{cite book|first=James|last=Gairdner|title= Henry VIII: Appendix. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 6|publisher=Institute of Historical Research|year=2014}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1776]] – [[William Livingston]], the first [[Governor of New Jersey]], begins serving his first term. *[[1795]] – [[War of the First Coalition]]: The British [[Capture of Trincomalee (1795)|capture Trincomalee]] (present-day [[Sri Lanka]]) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. *[[1798]] – [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|Irish Rebellion]]: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived [[Republic of Connacht]]. *[[1813]] – [[Peninsular War]]: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the [[Battle of San Marcial]]. *[[1864]] – During the [[American Civil War]], [[Union Army|Union]] forces led by General [[William T. Sherman]] launch an [[Battle of Jonesborough|assault]] on [[Atlanta]]. *[[1876]] – [[Ottoman Sultan]] [[Murad V]] is deposed and succeeded by his brother, [[Abdul Hamid II]]. *[[1886]] – The 7.0 {{M|w}} [[1886 Charleston earthquake|Charleston earthquake]] affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of X (''Extreme''). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million. *[[1888]] – [[Mary Ann Nichols]] is murdered. She is the first of [[Jack the Ripper]]'s confirmed victims. *[[1895]] – German Count [[Ferdinand von Zeppelin]] patents his ''[[Zeppelin|navigable balloon]]''. ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – Russia and the United Kingdom sign the [[Anglo-Russian Convention]], by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet. *[[1918]] – [[World War I]]: Start of the [[Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin]], a successful assault by the [[Australian Corps]] during the [[Hundred Days Offensive]]. *[[1920]] – [[Polish–Soviet War]]: A decisive Polish victory in the [[Battle of Komarów]]. *[[1933]] – The Integral Nationalist Group wins the [[1933 Andorran parliamentary election]], the first election in [[Andorra]] held with [[universal male suffrage]].<ref>{{cite book|first1=Dieter|last1=Nohlen|first2=Philip|last2=Stöver|year=2010|title=Elections in Europe: A data handbook|page=151|publisher=Nomos |isbn=978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> *[[1935]] – In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its [[Neutrality Acts of 1930s|Neutrality Acts]]. *[[1936]] – [[Radio Prague]], now the official [[international broadcasting]] station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air. *[[1939]] – [[Nazi Germany]] mounts a [[false flag]] [[Gleiwitz incident|attack on the Gleiwitz radio station]], creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting [[European theatre of World War II|World War II in Europe]]. *[[1940]] – [[Lovettsville air disaster|Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19]] crashes near [[Lovettsville, Virginia]]. The [[Civil Aeronautics Authority|CAB]] investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the [[Bureau of Air Commerce]] act of 1938. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Chetniks|Serbian paramilitary forces]] defeat Germans in the [[Battle of Loznica (1941)|Battle of Loznica]]. *[[1943]] – {{USS|Harmon|DE-678|6}}, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned. *[[1949]] – The retreat of the [[Democratic Army of Greece]] into [[Albania]] after its defeat on [[Gramos]] mountain marks the end of the [[Greek Civil War]]. *[[1950]] – [[TWA Flight 903]] crashes near [[Itay El Barud]], Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-749A Constellation N6004C Wadi Natrun |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500831-0 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1957]] – The [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]]) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. *[[1959]] – A [[parcel bomb]] sent by [[Ngô Đình Nhu]], younger brother and chief adviser of [[South Vietnam]]ese President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]], fails to kill King [[Norodom Sihanouk]] of [[Cambodia]]. *[[1962]] – [[Trinidad and Tobago]] becomes independent. *[[1963]] – [[Crown Colony of North Borneo]] (now [[Sabah]]) achieves [[self governance]]. *[[1972]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 558]] crashes in the [[Abzelilovsky District]] in [[Bashkortostan]], Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-18V CCCP-74298 Magnitogorsk Airport (MQF) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720831-0 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Aeroméxico Flight 498]] collides with a [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee]] over [[Cerritos, California]], killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. * 1986 – The [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] passenger liner {{SS|Admiral Nakhimov||2}} sinks in the [[Black Sea]] after colliding with the bulk carrier ''Pyotr Vasev'', killing 423. *[[1987]] – [[Thai Airways Flight 365]] crashes into the ocean near [[Phuket Province|Ko Phuket]], Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. *[[1988]] – [[Delta Air Lines Flight 1141]] crashes during takeoff from [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]], killing 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880831-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-232 N473DA Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> * 1988 – [[CAAC Flight 301]] overshoots the runway at [[Kai Tak Airport]] and crashes into [[Kowloon Bay]], killing seven people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E B-2218 Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) |url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19880831-1 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=www.aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Kyrgyzstan]] declares its independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1993]] – Russia completes removing its troops from [[Lithuania]]. *[[1994]] – Russia completes removing its troops from [[Estonia]]. *[[1996]] – [[Saddam Hussein]]'s troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish [[Masoud Barzani]] appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival [[Patriotic Union of Kurdistan|PUK]]. *[[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], her partner, [[Dodi Fayed]], and driver [[Henri Paul]] [[Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|die in a car crash]] in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |title=1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/newsid_2510000/2510615.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=8 October 2022 |date=31 August 1997}}</ref> *[[1999]] – The first of a series of [[Russian apartment bombings|bombings]] in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. * 1999 – A [[Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas|LAPA]] [[Boeing 737-200]] [[LAPA Flight 3142|crashes during takeoff]] from [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery|Jorge Newbury Airport]] in [[Buenos Aires]], killing 65, including two on the ground. *[[2002]] – [[Typhoon Rusa]], the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people.<ref name="ifrc99">{{cite report|author=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies|publisher=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=2002-09-09|title=DPR Korea: Typhoon Rusa Information Bulletin No. 2/2002|access-date=2012-07-31|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-peoples-republic-korea/dpr-korea-typhoon-rusa-information-bulletin-no-22002}}</ref><ref name="guy">{{cite report |author=Guy Carpenter |date=2003-01-30 |title=Tropical Cyclone Review 2002 |publisher=Marsh & McLennan Companies |access-date=2012-07-25 |url=http://gcportal.guycarp.com/portal/extranet/popup/pdf/GCPub/tropcyc_02.pdf |page=21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206042923/http://gcportal.guycarp.com/portal/extranet/popup/pdf/GCPub/tropcyc_02.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-06 }}</ref> *[[2005]] – The [[2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede]] in [[Baghdad]] kills 953 people. *[[2006]] – [[Edvard Munch]]'s famous painting, ''[[The Scream]]'', stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. *[[2016]] – Brazil's President [[Dilma Rousseff]] is [[Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff|impeached]] and removed from office. *[[2019]] – A sightseeing helicopter [[2019 Alta helicopter crash|crashes]] in the mountains of [[Skoddevarre]] in [[Alta Municipality]] in [[Northern Norway]] killing all 6 occupants.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rostad |first=Ida Louise |date=4 September 2019 |work=NRK |title=Helikopterulykken i Alta |language=Norwegian Bokmål |url=https://www.nrk.no/helikopterstyrten-i-alta-1.14684148}}</ref> *[[2024]] – A helicopter [[2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash|crashes]] in [[Kamchatka Krai]] in the [[Russian Far East]], killing all 22 occupants.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zoria |first=Yuri |date=1 September 2024 |work=[[Euromaidan Press]] |title=Russian Mi-8 helicopter crash in Kamchatka claims 22 lives |url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/09/01/russian-mi-8-helicopter-crash-in-kamchatka-claims-22-lives/}}</ref> ==Births== <!--Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 12|12]] – [[Caligula]], Roman emperor (d. 41)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Cornelius Tacitus|author2=Percival Frost|title=Annals of Tacitus|url=https://archive.org/details/annalsoftacitus00tacirich|year=1872|publisher=Whittaker|pages=[https://archive.org/details/annalsoftacitus00tacirich/page/38 38]}}</ref> * [[161]] – [[Commodus]], Roman emperor (d. 192)<ref>{{cite book|author=Olivier Hekster|title=Commodus: An Emperor at the Crossroads|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k2hoAAAAMAAJ|date=2002|publisher=Brill Academic Pub|isbn=978-90-5063-238-6|page=30}}</ref> *[[1018]] – [[Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo|Jeongjong II]], Korean ruler (d. 1046) *[[1168]] – [[Emperor Zhangzong of Jin|Zhang Zong]], Chinese emperor (d. 1208) *[[1542]] – [[Isabella de' Medici]], Italian princess (d. 1576)<ref>{{cite book|author=Paul-André Bempéchat|title=Liber Amicorum Isabelle Cazeaux: Symbols, Parallels and Discoveries in Her Honor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=745Fjv1BQrAC&pg=PA45|year=2005|publisher=Pendragon Press|isbn=978-1-57647-091-6|pages=45}}</ref> *[[1569]] – [[Jahangir]], Mughal emperor (d. 1627) ===1601–1900=== *[[1652]] – [[Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat|Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga]], Italian nobleman (d. 1708)<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Haydn|title=Haydn's Universal Index of Biography from the Creation to the Present Time: For the Use of the Statesman, the Historian, and the Journalist|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3gxkEOZsVrwC|year=1870|publisher=E. Moxon, son, and Company|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_3gxkEOZsVrwC/page/n307 215]}}</ref> *[[1663]] – [[Guillaume Amontons]], French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705) *[[1721]] – [[George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (d. 1775) *[[1741]] – [[Jean-Paul-Égide Martini]], French composer and educator (d. 1816) *[[1748]] – [[Jean-Étienne Despréaux]], French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820) *[[1767]] – [[Henry Joy McCracken]], Irish businessman and activist, founded the [[Society of United Irishmen]] (d. 1798) *[[1775]] – [[Agnes Bulmer]], English poet and author (d. 1836) *[[1797]] – [[Ramón Castilla]], Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (d. 1867)<ref>{{cite book|title=Revista del Instituto Libertador Ramón Castilla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h-hJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA216|year=1955|publisher=Instituto Libertador Ramón Castilla|location=Lima|volume=2|page=216|language=es}}</ref> * 1797 – [[Stephen Geary]], English architect, inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1854) *[[1802]] – [[Husein Gradaščević]], Ottoman general (d. 1834) *[[1811]] – [[Théophile Gautier]], French poet and critic (d. 1872)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.landrucimetieres.fr/spip/spip.php?article4785 |title=Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs – La descendance de Théophile Gautier |publisher=landrucimetieres.fr}}</ref> *[[1821]] – [[Hermann von Helmholtz]], German physician and physicist (d. 1894) *[[1823]] – [[Galusha A. Grow]], American lawyer and politician, 28th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (d. 1907) *[[1834]] – [[Amilcare Ponchielli]], Italian composer and educator (d. 1886) *[[1842]] – [[Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin]], American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924) *[[1843]] – [[Georg von Hertling]], German academic and politician, 7th [[Chancellor of the German Empire]] (d. 1919) *[[1870]] – [[Maria Montessori]], Italian physician and educator (d. 1952) *[[1871]] – [[James E. Ferguson]], American banker and politician, 26th [[List of Governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]] (d. 1944) *[[1875]] – [[Rosa Lemberg]], Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (d. 1959)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/9823/ |title=Clay, Rosa Emilia (1875–1959) |last1=Leitzinger |first1=Antero |date=22 June 2011 |website=[[Finnish Literature Society]] |language=fi |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref> *[[1878]] – [[Frank Jarvis (athlete)|Frank Jarvis]], American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933) *[[1879]] – [[Alma Mahler]], Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964) * 1879 – [[Emperor Taishō|Taishō]], Emperor of Japan (d. 1926) *[[1880]] – [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Wilhelmina]], queen of the Netherlands (d. 1962) *[[1884]] – [[George Sarton]], Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956) *[[1885]] – [[DuBose Heyward]], American author and playwright (d. 1940) *[[1890]] – [[August Alle]], Estonian poet and author (d. 1952) * 1890 – [[Nätti-Jussi]], Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rovaniemi.fi/fi/Palvelut/Kylat-ja-kaupunginosat/Alakemijoen---ja-Ranuantien-suunta/Muurola/Natti-Jussi |title=Nätti-Jussi |website=Rovaniemi.fi |access-date=31 August 2022 |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513141038/https://www.rovaniemi.fi/fi/Palvelut/Kylat-ja-kaupunginosat/Alakemijoen---ja-Ranuantien-suunta/Muurola/Natti-Jussi |archive-date=13 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1893]] – [[Lily Laskine]], French harp player (d. 1988) *[[1894]] – [[Albert Facey]], Australian soldier and author (d. 1982) *[[1896]] – [[Brian Edmund Baker]], English [[Air Marshal]] (d. 1979) * 1896 – [[Félix-Antoine Savard]], Canadian priest and author (d. 1982) *[[1897]] – [[Fredric March]], American actor (d. 1975) *[[1900]] – [[Gino Lucetti]], Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of [[Benito Mussolini]] (d. 1943) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Géza Révész]], Hungarian general and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of Defence]] (d. 1977) *[[1903]] – [[Arthur Godfrey]], American radio and television host (d. 1983) * 1903 – [[Vladimir Jankélévitch]], French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985) *[[1905]] – [[Robert Bacher]], American physicist and academic (d. 2004) * 1905 – [[Sanford Meisner]], American actor and educator (d. 1997) *[[1907]] – [[Valter Biiber]], Estonian footballer (d. 1977) * 1907 – [[Augustus F. Hawkins]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2007) * 1907 – [[Ramon Magsaysay]], Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th [[President of the Philippines]] (d. 1957) * 1907 – [[William Shawn]], American journalist (d. 1992) * 1907 – [[Altiero Spinelli]], Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986) *[[1908]] – [[William Saroyan]], American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981) *[[1909]] – [[Ferenc Fejtő]], Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008) *[[1911]] – [[Edward Brongersma]], Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998) * 1911 – [[Arsenio Rodríguez]], Cuban-American [[Tres (instrument)|tres]] player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970) *[[1913]] – [[Helen Levitt]], American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009) * 1913 – [[Bernard Lovell]], English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012) *[[1914]] – [[Richard Basehart]], American actor (d. 1984) *[[1915]] – [[Pete Newell]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2008) *[[1916]] – [[Danny Litwhiler]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2011) * 1916 – [[Daniel Schorr]], American journalist and author (d. 2010) * 1916 – [[John S. Wold]], American geologist and politician (d. 2017) *[[1918]] – [[Alan Jay Lerner]], American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) *[[1919]] – [[Amrita Pritam]], Indian poet and author (d. 2005) *[[1921]] – [[Otis G. Pike]], American judge and politician (d. 2014) * 1921 – [[Raymond Williams]], Welsh author and academic (d. 1988) *[[1924]] – [[John Davidson (Illinois politician)|John Davidson]], American physician and politician (d. 2012) * 1924 – [[Buddy Hackett]], American actor and singer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 31: Richard Gere, Debbie Gibson |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/31/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-31-Richard-Gere-Debbie-Gibson/5331661707598/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Aug.,%2C%20Debbie%20Gibson%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=31 August 2022}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Herbert Wise]], Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015) *[[1925]] – [[Ted Blakey]], American historian, activist, and businessman (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Edman |first1=Patricia A. |title=Dakota Images: Theodore R. ("Ted") Blakey |journal=South Dakota History |date=2005 |volume=34 |number=4 |page=384 |url=https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-34-4/dakota-images-theodore-r-ateda-blakey/vol-34-no-4-dakota-images-theodore-r-ted-blakey.pdf |access-date=November 25, 2024 |publisher=South Dakota State Historical Society Press}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Moran Campbell]], English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the [[venturi mask]] (d. 2004) * 1925 – [[Maurice Pialat]], French actor and director (d. 2003) *[[1928]] – [[James Coburn]], American actor (d. 2002)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1928 – [[Jaime Sin]], Filipino cardinal (d. 2005) *[[1930]] – [[Big Tiny Little]], American pianist (d. 2010) *[[1931]] – [[Jean Béliveau]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014) * 1931 – [[Rolf Just Nilsen]], Norwegian singer and actor (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rolf Just Nilsen |first=Marit |last=Dalen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=23 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Rolf_Just_Nilsen |language=no|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> * 1931 – [[Noble Willingham]], American actor (d. 2004) *[[1932]] – [[Allan Fotheringham]], Canadian journalist (d. 2020) * 1932 – [[Roy Castle]], English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994) *[[1935]] – [[Eldridge Cleaver]], American activist and author (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1935 – [[Bryan Organ]], English painter * 1935 – [[Frank Robinson]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1936]] – [[Vladimir Orlov (author)|Vladimir Orlov]], Russian journalist and author (d. 2014) *[[1937]] – [[Warren Berlinger]], American actor (d. 2020) * 1937 – [[Bobby Parker (guitarist)|Bobby Parker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) *[[1938]] – [[Martin Bell]], English journalist and politician *[[1939]] – [[Jerry Allison]], American drummer and songwriter (d. 2022)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1940]] – [[Robbie Basho]], American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986) * 1940 – [[Wilton Felder]], American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015) * 1940 – [[Larry Hankin]], American actor, director, and producer * 1940 – [[Roger Newman]], English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010) * 1940 – [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]], Australian actor *[[1941]] – [[William DeWitt, Jr.]], American businessman * 1941 – [[Emmanuel Nunes]], Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012) *[[1942]] – [[Isao Aoki]], Japanese golfer *[[1943]] – [[Leonid Ivashov]], Russian general *[[1944]] – [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]], English illustrator and publisher * 1944 – [[Liz Forgan]], English journalist * 1944 – [[Christine King]], English historian and academic * 1944 – [[Clive Lloyd]], Guyanese cricketer *[[1945]] – [[Van Morrison]], Northern Irish singer-songwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 31, 2022 includes celebrities Richard Gere, Van Morrison |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-31-2022-includes-celebrities-richard-gere-van-morrison.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=29 August 2023 |date=31 August 2022}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Itzhak Perlman]], Israeli-American violinist and conductor<ref name="AP" /> * 1945 – [[Bob Welch (musician)|Bob Welch]], American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1946]] – [[Ann Coffey]], Scottish social worker and politician * 1946 – [[Jerome Corsi]], American conspiracy theorist and author * 1946 – [[Tom Coughlin]], American football player and coach *[[1947]] – [[Luca Cordero di Montezemolo]], Italian businessman * 1947 – [[Yumiko Ōshima]], Japanese author and illustrator * 1947 – [[Somchai Wongsawat]], Thai lawyer and politician, 26th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] *[[1948]] – [[Harald Ertl]], Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982) * 1948 – [[Lowell Ganz]], American screenwriter and producer * 1948 – [[Ken McMullen (film director)|Ken McMullen]], English director, producer, and screenwriter * 1948 – [[Holger Osieck]], German footballer and manager * 1948 – [[Rudolf Schenker]], German guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1949]] – [[Richard Gere]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1949 – [[Stephen McKinley Henderson]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1949 – [[Hugh David Politzer]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1949 – [[Rick Roberts (musician)|Rick Roberts]], American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1950]] – [[Eduardo Nonato Joson]], Filipino politician (d. 2025)<ref>{{cite news |last=Quismorio |first=Ellson |title=Romualdez, House mourn passing of Edno Joson |url=https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/13/romualdez-house-mourn-passing-of-edno-joson |work=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=March 13, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Grant Batty]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1952]] – [[Kim Kashkashian]], American viola player and educator * 1952 – [[Herbert Reul]], German politician *[[1953]] – [[Marcia Clark]], American attorney and author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1953 – [[Miguel Ángel Guerra]], Argentinian race car driver * 1953 – [[György Károly]], Hungarian poet and author (d. 2018) * 1953 – [[Pavel Vinogradov]], Russian astronaut and engineer * 1953 – [[Elisabeth Kværne]], Norwegian langeleik player (d. 2024)<ref>[https://valdres.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/memorial_page_ads.php?order_id=4364776&set_site_id=389&cat=ads&sign=877d3f23dd475682c398efe643623846 Elisabet Kværne] {{in lang|no}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Julie Brown]], American actress and screenwriter *[[1955]] – [[Aleksander Krupa]], Polish-American actor * 1955 – [[Julie Maxton]], Scottish lawyer and academic * 1955 – [[Edwin Moses]], American hurdler<ref name="UPI" /> * 1955 – [[Anthony Thistlethwaite]], English saxophonist and bass player * 1955 – [[Gary Webb]], American journalist and author (d. 2004) *[[1956]] – [[Mária Balážová]], Slovak painter and illustrator * 1956 – [[Kent Nilsson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kent Nilsson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/kent-nilsson-8449887 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> * 1956 – [[Masashi Tashiro]], Japanese singer, actor, and director * 1956 – [[Tsai Ing-wen]], Taiwanese politician and the [[President of the Republic of China]]<ref>{{cite web |date=23 September 2015 |title=About Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen |url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2809116 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126121959/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2809116 |archive-date=26 January 2016 |access-date=21 January 2016 |work=Taiwan News}}</ref> *[[1957]] – [[Colm O'Rourke]], Irish footballer and sportscaster * 1957 – [[Gina Schock]], American drummer<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Glenn Tilbrook]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1958]] – [[Serge Blanco]], Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman * 1958 – [[Stephen Cottrell]], English bishop *[[1959]] – [[Ralph Krueger]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1959 – [[Jessica Upshaw]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) *[[1960]] – [[Vali Ionescu]], Romanian long jumper * 1960 – [[Chris Whitley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005) * 1960 – [[Hassan Nasrallah]], Lebanese politician, 3rd [[Secretary-General of Hezbollah]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mroue |first1=Bassem |last2=Lidman |first2=Melanie |date=September 28, 2024 |title=Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike |url=https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-airstrikes-28-september-2024-c4751957433ff944c4eb06027885a973 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Kieran Crowley]], New Zealand rugby player * 1961 – [[Magnus Ilmjärv]], Estonian historian and author *[[1962]] – [[Dee Bradley Baker]], American voice actor *[[1963]] – [[Reb Beach]], American guitarist * 1963 – [[Rituparno Ghosh]], Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013) * 1963 – [[Sonny Silooy]], Dutch footballer and manager *[[1964]] – [[Raymond P. Hammond]], American poet and critic *[[1965]] – [[Zsolt Borkai]], Hungarian gymnast and politician * 1965 – [[Susan Gritton]], English soprano and actress *[[1966]] – [[Lyuboslav Penev]], Bulgarian footballer and manager *[[1967]] – [[Gene Hoglan]], American drummer * 1967 – [[Anita Moen]], Norwegian skier *[[1968]] – [[Valdon Dowiyogo]], Nauruan politician (d. 2016) * 1968 – [[Hideo Nomo]], Japanese baseball player * 1968 – [[Jolene Watanabe]], American tennis player (d. 2019) *[[1969]] – [[Nathalie Bouvier]], French skier * 1969 – [[Jonathan LaPaglia]], Australian actor and physician * 1969 – [[Jeff Russo]], American musician<ref name="AP" /> * 1969 – [[Javagal Srinath]], Indian cricketer and referee *[[1970]] – [[Debbie Gibson]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – [[Nikola Gruevski]], Macedonian economist and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia]] * 1970 – [[Greg Mulholland]], English politician * 1970 – [[Queen Rania of Jordan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: Jordan's Queen Rania |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1632614.stm |work=BBC News |access-date=19 July 2020 |date=7 November 2001}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Arie van Lent]], Dutch-German footballer and manager * 1970 – [[Zack Ward]], Canadian actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Kirstie Allsopp]], British TV presenter * 1971 – [[Pádraig Harrington]], Irish golfer * 1971 – [[Vadim Repin]], Belgian-Russian violinist * 1971 – [[Chris Tucker]], American comedian and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1973]] – [[Scott Niedermayer]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1974]] – [[Andriy Medvedev]], Ukrainian-Monégasque tennis player *[[1975]] – [[Craig Cumming]], New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster * 1975 – [[John Grahame]], American ice hockey player and coach * 1975 – [[Sara Ramirez]], Mexican-American actor and musician<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara Ramirez |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/sara-ramirez-vault-0000069924 |website=Playbill |access-date=29 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2020|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5|url=https://apnews.com/4d24bed3ba13b86309bde18e2fa31742|access-date=August 29, 2020|website=AP News|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Vincent Delerm]], French singer-songwriter and pianist * 1976 – [[Shar Jackson]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1976 – [[Roque Júnior]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1976 – [[Radek Martínek]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1977]] – [[Jeff Hardy]], American wrestler and singer * 1977 – [[Ian Harte]], Irish footballer * 1977 – [[Craig Nicholls]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1977 – [[Arzu Yanardağ]], Turkish actress and model *[[1978]] – [[Philippe Christanval]], French footballer * 1978 – [[Ido Pariente]], Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer * 1978 – [[Jennifer Ramírez Rivero]], Venezuelan model<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2018 |title=Lo que se sabe sobre el asesinato de modelo venezolana en Cúcuta |url=http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otras-ciudades/modelo-asesinada-es-el-decimo-feminicidio-ocurrido-en-frontera-261158 |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=El Tiempo}}</ref> * 1978 – [[Craig Stapleton (rugby league)|Craig Stapleton]], Australian rugby league player * 1978 – [[Sandis Valters]], Latvian basketball player * 1978 – [[Morten Qvenild]], Norwegian pianist and composer *[[1979]] – [[Clay Hensley]], American baseball player * 1979 – [[Mark Johnston (swimmer)|Mark Johnston]], Canadian swimmer * 1979 – [[Yara Martinez]], Puerto Rican-American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1979 – [[Simon Neil]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1979 – [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], Indian [[Tamils|Tamil]] singer-songwriter and producer * 1979 – [[Ramón Santiago]], Dominican baseball player * 1979 – [[Mickie James]], American wrestler *[[1980]] – [[Joe Budden]], American broadcaster and former rapper *[[1981]] – [[Ahmad Al Harthy]], Omani race car driver * 1981 – [[Dwayne Peel]], Welsh rugby player * 1981 – [[Steve Saviano]], American ice hockey player *[[1982]] – [[Ian Crocker]], American swimmer * 1982 – [[Chris Duhon]], American basketball player * 1982 – [[Lien Huyghebaert]], Belgian sprinter * 1982 – [[Christopher Katongo]], Zambian footballer * 1982 – [[Josh Kroeger]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Alexei Mikhnov]], Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player * 1982 – [[Pepe Reina]], Spanish footballer * 1982 – [[Michele Rugolo]], Italian race car driver * 1982 – [[G. Willow Wilson]], American journalist and author *[[1983]] – [[Deniz Aydoğdu]], German-Turkish footballer * 1983 – [[Milan Biševac]], Serbian footballer * 1983 – [[Larry Fitzgerald]], American football player *[[1984]] – [[Matti Breschel]], Danish cyclist * 1984 – [[Ryan Kesler]], American ice hockey player * 1984 – [[Ted Ligety]], American skier<ref name="UPI" /> * 1984 – [[Charl Schwartzel]], South African golfer *[[1985]] – [[Rolando (footballer)|Rolando]], Portuguese footballer * 1985 – [[Andrew Foster (footballer)|Andrew Foster]], Australian footballer * 1985 – [[Mabel Matiz]], Turkish singer * 1985 – [[Mohammed bin Salman]], [[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{cite web |date=6 November 2017 |title=Who is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40354415 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014071702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40354415 |archive-date=14 October 2017 |access-date=2 January 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Ryan Kelley]], American actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 1986 – [[Johnny Wactor]], American actor (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2024/05/26/johnny-wactor-general-hospital-actor-shot-and-killed-during-robbery-attempt/|title=Johnny Wactor, 'General Hospital' Actor, Reportedly Shot Dead During Robbery Attempt|last=Berman|first=Marc|work=[[Forbes]]|date=26 May 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Blake Wheeler]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Wheeler |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/blake-wheeler-8471218 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Xavi Annunziata]], Spanish footballer * 1987 – [[Petros Kravaritis]], Greek footballer * 1987 – [[Ondřej Pavelec]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1988]] – [[Matt Adams]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Adams |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/matt-adams-571431 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Trent Hodkinson]], Australian rugby league player * 1988 – [[David Ospina]], Colombian footballer * 1988 – [[Ember Moon]], American wrestler *[[1989]] – [[Dezmon Briscoe]], American football player *[[1990]] – [[Tadeja Majerič]], Slovenian tennis player *[[1991]] – [[António Félix da Costa]], Portuguese race car driver * 1991 – [[Cédric Soares]], Portuguese footballer *[[1992]] – [[Holly Earl]], British actress * 1992 – [[Tyler Randell (rugby league)|Tyler Randell]], Australian rugby league player * 1992 – [[Ragna Sigurðardóttir (politician)|Ragna Sigurðardóttir]], Icelandic politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Stjórnsýsla: Stjórn borgarinnar - Borgarfulltrúar - Ragna Sigurðardóttir |url=https://reykjavik.is/borgarfulltruar/ragna-sigurdardottir |publisher=[[Reykjavík City Council]] |access-date=14 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420185928/https://reykjavik.is/borgarfulltruar/ragna-sigurdardottir |archive-date=20 April 2024 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Nicolás Tagliafico]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicolás Tagliafico|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nicolas-tagliafico/102599/|website=Soccerway|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Pablo Marí]], Spanish football player * 1993 – [[Ilnur Alshin]], Russian football player * 1993 – [[Anna Karnaukh]], Russian water polo player *[[1994]] – [[Alex Harris (footballer)|Alex Harris]], Scottish footballer * 1994 – [[Can Aktav]], Turkish football player *[[1995]] – [[Brittany Mahomes]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2022/09/01/how-patrick-mahomes-celebrated-brittany-matthews-27th-birthday/ |title=Patrick Mahomes celebrates wife Brittany Matthews' 27th birthday with intimate dinner |date=September 1, 2022 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |work=[[New York Post]] |first=Jaclyn |last=Hendricks}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Jalen Brunson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jalen Brunson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628973/jalen-brunson |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=29 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Jaylen Barron]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1998 – [[BossMan Dlow]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Bossman Dlow |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bossman-dlow/1474308236 |website=Apple Music |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Sauce Gardner]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GardSa00.htm|title=Sauce Gardner|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Amanda Anisimova]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326384/amanda-anisimova|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Amanda Anisimova|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Jang Won-young]], South Korean singer and model<ref>{{Cite web |title=원영 Wonyoung |url=http://ive-official.com/member/wonyoung/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615141516/http://ive-official.com/member/wonyoung/ |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2022 |website=Ive Official Website |language=ko}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[318]] – [[Liu Cong (Han Zhao)|Liu Cong]], emperor of the Xiongnu state * [[577]] – [[John Scholasticus]], Byzantine patriarch and saint * [[651]] – [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]], Irish bishop and saint<ref name=Lindisfarne>{{cite web |title=Saint Aidan {{!}} bishop of Lindisfarne |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Aidan |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[731]] – [[Ōtomo no Tabito]], Japanese poet (b. 665) * [[894]] – [[Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i]], Muslim governor *[[1054]] – [[Kunigunde of Altdorf]], Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020) *[[1056]] – [[Theodora (11th century)|Theodora]], Empress of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] (b. 981) *[[1115]] – [[Turgot of Durham]] (b.c. 1050)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Green |first1=Lionel |editor1-last=Hopkins |editor1-first=Peter |title=Building St Cuthbert's Shrine Durham Cathedral and the Life of Prior Turgot |date= 2013 |publisher=Sacristy Press |isbn=9781908381620|page=99}}</ref> *[[1158]] – [[Sancho III of Castile]] (b. 1134) *[[1234]] – [[Emperor Go-Horikawa]] of Japan (b. 1212) *[[1287]] – [[Konrad von Würzburg]], German poet *[[1324]] – [[Henry II of Jerusalem]] (b. 1271) *[[1372]] – [[Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford]], English soldier (b. 1301) *[[1422]] – [[Henry V of England]] (b. 1386) *[[1450]] – [[Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac]] (b. 1395) *[[1502]] – [[Thomas Wode]], Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas *[[1528]] – [[Matthias Grünewald]], German artist (b. 1470) ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[Francesco Bracciolini]], Italian poet (b. 1566) *[[1654]] – [[Ole Worm]], Danish physician and historian (b. 1588) *[[1688]] – [[John Bunyan]], English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628) *[[1730]] – [[Gottfried Finger]], Czech-German [[viol]] player and composer (b. 1660) *[[1741]] – [[Johann Gottlieb Heineccius]], German academic and jurist (b. 1681) *[[1772]] – [[William Borlase]], English geologist and historian (b. 1695) *[[1795]] – [[François-André Danican Philidor]], French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726) *[[1799]] – [[Nicolas-Henri Jardin]], French architect and academic, designed the [[Bernstorff Palace]] and [[Marienlyst Castle]] (b. 1720) *[[1811]] – [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]], French admiral and explorer (b. 1729) *[[1814]] – [[Arthur Phillip]], English admiral and politician, 1st [[Governor of New South Wales]] (b. 1738) *[[1817]] – [[Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet]], English admiral and politician, 39th [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (b. 1747) *[[1818]] – [[Robert Calder]], Scottish admiral (b. 1745)<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Calder, Sir Robert |volume=4}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Chief Oshkosh]], Menominee chief (b. 1795)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffman |first=Walter James |date=1896 |title=The Menomini Indians |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jj8YAAAAYAAJ |location=Washington D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=47 |isbn=}}</ref> *[[1867]] – [[Charles Baudelaire]], French poet and critic (b. 1821) *[[1864]] – [[Ferdinand Lassalle]], Prussian-German jurist and philosopher (b. 1825)<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Lassalle, Ferdinand |volume= 16 |last= Kirkup |first= Thomas |author-link= |pages=235-236 |short=1}}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[Mary Ward (scientist)|Mary Ward]], Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827) *[[1884]] – [[Robert Richard Torrens|Robert Torrens]], Irish-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1814) ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Leslie Green]], English architect (b. 1875) *[[1910]] – [[Emīls Dārziņš]], Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875) *[[1912]] – [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (b. 1864) *[[1920]] – [[Wilhelm Wundt]], German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832) *[[1924]] – [[Todor Aleksandrov]], Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881) *[[1927]] – [[Andranik]], Armenian general (b. 1865) *[[1937]] – [[Ruth Baldwin (died 1937)|Ruth Baldwin]], British socialite (b. 1905)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUj0Pjn6rCoC&q=Ruth+Baldwin+born+1905&pg=PA64|title=The Queen of Whale Cay: The Extraordinary Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, the Fastest Woman on Water|last=Summerscale|first=Kate|date=2012|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=9781408830512|page=64|language=en}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Georges Gauthier]], Canadian archbishop (b. 1871) * 1940 – [[DeLancey W. Gill]], American painter (b. 1859)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Glenn |first=J. R. |date=1983 |title=De Lancey W. Gill: Photographer for the Bureau of American Ethnology. History of Photography |journal=[[History of Photography (journal)|History of Photography]] |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=7–22|doi=10.1080/03087298.1983.10442742 }}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Thomas Bavin]], New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1874) * 1941 – [[Marina Tsvetaeva]], Russian poet and author (b. 1892) *[[1945]] – [[Stefan Banach]], Polish mathematician (b. 1892)<ref name=EB>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stefan-Banach|title=Stefan Banach – Polish Mathematician|website=britannica.com|date=27 August 2023 }}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Andrei Zhdanov]], Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Paul Demel]], Czech actor (b. 1903) *[[1952]] – [[Henri Bourassa]], Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868) *[[1954]] – [[Elsa Barker]], American author and poet (b. 1869) *[[1963]] – [[Georges Braque]], French painter and sculptor (b. 1882) *[[1965]] – [[E. E. Smith]], American engineer and author (b. 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Ilya Ehrenburg]], Russian journalist and author (b. 1891) *[[1968]] – [[John Hartle]], English motorcycle racer (b. 1933) *[[1969]] – [[Rocky Marciano]], American boxer (b. 1923) *[[1973]] – [[John Ford]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894) *[[1974]] – [[William Pershing Benedict]], American soldier and pilot (b. 1918) * 1974 – [[Norman Kirk]], New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (b. 1923) *[[1978]] – [[John Wrathall]], Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd [[President of Rhodesia]] (b. 1913) *[[1979]] – [[Sally Rand]], American actress and dancer (b. 1904) * 1979 – [[Tiger Smith]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1886) *[[1984]] – [[Audrey Wagner]], American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927) *[[1985]] – [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]], Australian virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899) *[[1986]] – [[Elizabeth Coatsworth]], American author and poet (b. 1893) * 1986 – [[Urho Kekkonen]], Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th [[President of Finland]] (b. 1900) * 1986 – [[Henry Moore]], English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898) *[[1990]] – [[Nathaniel Clifton]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Cliff Lumsdon]], Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931) *[[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] (b. 1961)<ref>{{cite web |title=Diana, Princess of Wales {{!}} Biography, Marriage, Children, & Death |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Dodi Fayed]], Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dodi's Life in the Fast Lane |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/1997/12/dodi-fayed-199712 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=8 October 2022 |date=24 May 2011}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Lucille Fletcher]], American screenwriter (b. 1912) * 2000 – [[Dolores Moore]], American baseball player and educator (b. 1932) *[[2002]] – [[Lionel Hampton]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908) * 2002 – [[Farhad Mehrad]], Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944) * 2002 – [[George Porter]], English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Joseph Rotblat]], Polish-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1908) *[[2006]] – [[Mohamed Abdelwahab]], Egyptian footballer (b. 1983) * 2006 – [[Tom Delaney (racing driver)|Tom Delaney]], English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911) *[[2007]] – [[Gay Brewer]], American golfer (b. 1932) * 2007 – [[Jean Jacques Paradis]], Canadian general (b. 1928) * 2007 – [[Sulev Vahtre]], Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Ken Campbell]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941) * 2008 – [[Ike Pappas]], American journalist (b. 1933) * 2008 – [[Victor Yates (rugby)|Victor Yates]], New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939) *[[2010]] – [[Laurent Fignon]], French cyclist (b. 1960) *[[2011]] – [[Wade Belak]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976) *[[2012]] – [[Max Bygraves]], English actor (b. 1922) * 2012 – [[Joe Lewis (martial artist)|Joe Lewis]], American martial artist and actor (b. 1944) * 2012 – [[Carlo Maria Martini]], Italian cardinal (b. 1927) * 2012 – [[Kashiram Rana]], Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938) * 2012 – [[John C. Shabaz]], American judge and politician (b. 1931) * 2012 – [[Sergey Sokolov (commander)|Sergey Sokolov]], Russian commander and politician, 6th [[Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)|Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union]] (b. 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Carrington]], English chemist and academic (b. 1934) * 2013 – [[David Frost]], English journalist and game show host (b. 1939) * 2013 – [[Jimmy Greenhalgh]], English footballer and manager (b. 1923) * 2013 – [[Jan Camiel Willems]], Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]], Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-08-31 |title=Director 'Bapu' passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-society/director-bapu-passes-away/article6367375.ece |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Ștefan Andrei]], Romanian politician, 87th [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)|Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1931) * 2014 – [[Stan Goldberg]], American illustrator (b. 1932) * 2014 – [[Carol Vadnais]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=2014-09-01 |title=Carol Vadnais, All-Star and Stalwart on the Rangers, Dies at 68 |language= |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/02/sports/hockey/carol-vadnais-all-star-nhl-defenseman-dies-at-68.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu]], English politician, founded the [[National Motor Museum, Beaulieu|National Motor Museum]] (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barker |first=Dennis |date=2015-08-31 |title=Lord Montagu of Beaulieu |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/31/lord-montagu-of-beaulieu |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Tom Scott (linebacker)|Tom Scott]], American football player (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2015-09-10 |title=Tom Scott, Defensive Stalwart for the Giants, Dies at 84 |language= |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/sports/football/tom-scott-defensive-stalwart-for-giants-dies-at-84.html |access-date=2023-08-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Carole Shelley]], British-American actress (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/notable-deaths.html|title=Notable Deaths 2018|newspaper=The New York Times Obituraries|date=3 August 2018 |access-date=2018-09-12 }}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Anthoine Hubert]], French race car driver (b. 1996)<ref name="FIA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-sprint-race-spa-francorchamps|title=Statement: Incident during FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race, Spa-Francorchamps|date=2019-08-31|work=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|access-date=2019-08-31|language=en}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Alec Holowka]], Canadian game developer (b. 1983)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/story/videogames-industry-metoo-moment-male-fragility/ |title=Gaming's #MeToo Moment and the Tyranny of Male Fragility |publisher=WIRED |date=September 6, 2019 |first1=Laurie |last1=Penny |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Former President of India (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=Pranab Mukherjee, ex-president and Congress veteran, dies in Delhi hospital|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pranab-mukherjee-ex-president-and-congress-veteran-dies-in-delhi-hospital/story-sKOIeIEmCyY9OcGziScT9I.html|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Tom Seaver]], American baseball player (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver passes away at age 75|url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/hall-of-fame-pitcher-tom-seaver-passes-away|publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame|date=September 2, 2020|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Mahal (actress)|Mahal]], Filipino comedian and actress (b. 1974)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-31|title= Mahal passes away at 46|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/801573/mahal-passes-away-at-44/story|access-date=2021-09-02|website=GMA News Online|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Francesco Morini]], Italian footballer (b. 1944)<ref>[https://alwaysfreshnews.com/news/sports/52291/francesco-morini-former-juve-defender-was-77-years-old-died/ Francesco Morini, former Juve defender, was 77 years old died]</ref> * 2021 – [[Michael Constantine]], Greek-American actor (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies| title=Movies| newspaper=The New York Times| access-date=9 July 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008032326/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46141/Splash/overview| archive-date=8 October 2013| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Geronimo (alpaca)|Geronimo]], British [[alpaca]] (b. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |date=31 August 2021 |title=Geronimo the alpaca is killed after four-year battle to save him fails |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/geronimo-alpaca-killed-four-year-battle-save-him-fails |access-date=10 August 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Sol Bamba]], Ivorian-French footballer (b. 1985)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sol Bamba: Ex-Cardiff, Leeds, Hibernian and Middlesbrough defender dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cwy53xw7xgjo |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day]] ([[Baloch people|Baloch]]s and [[Pashtuns]], [[International observance]]) * Christian [[feast day]]: ** [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]]<ref name=Lindisfarne /> ** [[Aristides of Athens]] ** [[Cuthburh]] ** [[Dominguito del Val]] ** [[Joseph of Arimathea]] ** [[Nicodemus]] ** [[Paulinus of Trier]] ** [[Raymond Nonnatus]] ** [[Wala of Corbie]] ** [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria]] ** [[August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Day of Solidarity and Freedom]] ([[Poland]]) * [[Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Kyrgyzstan]] from the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991. * [[Independence Day (Malaysia)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1957. * [[Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Trinidad and Tobago]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1962. * [[Romanian Language Day]] ([[Romania]], [[Moldova]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/08/31/31-august-ziua-limbii-romane--563779|title=31 August – Ziua Limbii Române|newspaper=[[Agerpres]]|date=31 August 2020|language=ro|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025003653/https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2020/08/31/31-august-ziua-limbii-romane--563779|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tv8.md/2023/31/08/depunere-de-flori-program-pentru-copii-si-spectacol-muzical-agenda-completa-a-evenimentelor-dedicate-zilei-limbii-romane/237915|title=Depunere de flori, program pentru copii și spectacol muzical: Agenda completă a evenimentelor dedicate Zilei Limbii Române|first=Andreea|last=Josan|newspaper=[[TV8 (Moldovan TV channel)|TV8]]|date=31 August 2023|language=ro}}</ref> * [[Sabah Day]] ([[Sabah]], [[Borneo]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=31}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/31 |title=Historical Events on August 31 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:August 31}} [[Category:Days of August]]
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