Tukuk-OS📅 August 31
19 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on August 31? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.
- 2019 — A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.
- 2010 — The last episode of The Bill, the longest-running police drama in British television history, was broadcast.
- 2002 — Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.
- 1997 — Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.
Diana, Princess of WalesDodi FayedDeath of Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1969 — On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years.
- 1959 — A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.
- 1942 — The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.
- 1941 — World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.
- 1940 — Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.
- 1939 — Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day.
- 1897 — Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.
- 1897 — Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope (pictured), a precursor to the modern movie projector.
- 1886 — The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake struck southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 60 people and causing damage worth an estimated $5–6 million.
- 1876 — Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.* 1888 – The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (pictured), was found in Buck's Row, London.
- 1814 — War of 1812: American militia forces repelled a British force at the Battle of Caulk's Field, killing 41 people including Captain Peter Parker of the Royal Navy.
- 1814 — War of 1812: American militia forces repelled a British force at the Battle of Caulk's Field, killing 41 people, including Captain Peter Parker of the Royal Navy.
- 1218 — Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.
- 1218 — Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.
Births
- 2004 — Jang Won-young, South Korean singer and model
- 2001 — Amanda Anisimova, American tennis player
- 2000 — Sauce Gardner, American football player
- 1998 — BossMan Dlow, American rapper
- 1997 — Jaylen Barron, American actress
- 1996 — Jalen Brunson, American basketball player
- 1995 — Brittany Mahomes, American soccer player
- 1994 — Alex Harris, Scottish footballer
- 1994 — Can Aktav, Turkish football player
- 1993 — Pablo Marí, Spanish football player
- 1993 — Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player
- 1993 — Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player
Deaths
- 2024 — Sol Bamba, Ivorian-French footballer (born 1985)
- 2023 — Silvina Luna, Argentine model and actress (born 1980)
- 2021 — Mahal, Filipino comedian and actress (born 1974)
- 2021 — Francesco Morini, Italian footballer (born 1944)
- 2021 — Michael Constantine, Greek-American actor (born 1927)
- 2021 — Geronimo, British alpaca (born 2013)
- 2020 — Pranab Mukherjee, Former President of India (born 1935)
- 2020 — Tom Seaver, American baseball player (born 1944)
- 2019 — Anthoine Hubert, French race car driver (born 1996)
- 2019 — Alec Holowka, Canadian game developer (born 1983)
- 2018 — Carole Shelley, British-American actress (born 1939)
- 2015 — Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English politician, founded the National Motor Museum (born 1926)
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of BeaulieuNational Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Observances & holidays
- Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
- Christian feast day: Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Christian feast day: Aristides of Athens
- Christian feast day: Cuthburh
- Christian feast day: Joseph of Arimathea
- Christian feast day: Nicodemus
- Christian feast day: Paulinus of Trier
- Christian feast day: Raymond Nonnatus
- Christian feast day: Wala of Corbie
- Christian feast day: August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
- Departure Day, celebrates the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
Departure Day2020–2021 US troop withdrawal from AfghanistanAfghanistan
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
Independence Day (Malaysia)Federation of MalayaUnited Kingdom
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
Public holidays in Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoUnited Kingdom
- Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine)
- Sabah Day (Sabah, Borneo)
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