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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. *[[1483]] – Under the influence of the Ottoman government, [[Patriarch Symeon I of Constantinople|patriarch Symeon I]] convenes a [[Synod of Constantinople (1484)|synod of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Constantinople]]. The council defines the ritual for admitting Catholics to the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]es and condemns the [[Council of Florence|church union of Ferrara-Florence]].<ref name="Philippides">{{cite book | last = Philippides | first = Marios | title = The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 | publisher = Ashgate Pub Co | year = 2011 | isbn = 978-1-4094-1064-5|pages=67, 84}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Philippides |first1=Marios |last2=Hanak |first2=Walter K. |title=Cardinal Isidore (c.1390–1462): A Late Byzantine Scholar, Warlord, and Prelate |date=9 April 2018 |publisher=Routledge |page=334 |language=en}}</ref> *[[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== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 12|12]] – [[Caligula]], Roman emperor (died 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 (died 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 (died 1046) *[[1168]] – [[Emperor Zhangzong of Jin|Zhang Zong]], Chinese emperor (died 1208) *[[1542]] – [[Isabella de' Medici]], Italian princess (died 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 (died 1627) ===1601–1900=== *[[1652]] – [[Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat|Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga]], Italian nobleman (died 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 (died 1705) *[[1721]] – [[George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (died 1775) *[[1741]] – [[Jean-Paul-Égide Martini]], French composer and educator (died 1816) *[[1748]] – [[Jean-Étienne Despréaux]], French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (died 1820) *[[1767]] – [[Henry Joy McCracken]], Irish businessman and activist, founded the [[Society of United Irishmen]] (died 1798) *[[1775]] – [[Agnes Bulmer]], English poet and author (died 1836) *[[1797]] – [[Ramón Castilla]], Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (died 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 (died 1854) *[[1802]] – [[Husein Gradaščević]], Ottoman general (died 1834) *[[1811]] – [[Théophile Gautier]], French poet and critic (died 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 (died 1894) *[[1823]] – [[Galusha A. Grow]], American lawyer and politician, 28th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (died 1907) *[[1834]] – [[Amilcare Ponchielli]], Italian composer and educator (died 1886) *[[1842]] – [[Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin]], American journalist, publisher, and activist (died 1924) *[[1843]] – [[Georg von Hertling]], German academic and politician, 7th [[Chancellor of the German Empire]] (died 1919) *[[1870]] – [[Maria Montessori]], Italian physician and educator (died 1952) *[[1871]] – [[James E. Ferguson]], American banker and politician, 26th [[List of Governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]] (died 1944) *[[1875]] – [[Rosa Lemberg]], Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (died 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 (died 1933) *[[1879]] – [[Alma Mahler]], Austrian-American composer and author (died 1964) * 1879 – [[Emperor Taishō|Taishō]], Emperor of Japan (died 1926) *[[1880]] – [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Wilhelmina]], queen of the Netherlands (died 1962) *[[1884]] – [[George Sarton]], Belgian-American historian of science (died 1956) *[[1885]] – [[DuBose Heyward]], American author and playwright (died 1940) *[[1890]] – [[August Alle]], Estonian poet and author (died 1952) * 1890 – [[Nätti-Jussi]], Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (died 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 (died 1988) *[[1894]] – [[Albert Facey]], Australian soldier and author (died 1982) *[[1896]] – [[Brian Edmund Baker]], English [[Air Marshal]] (died 1979) * 1896 – [[Félix-Antoine Savard]], Canadian priest and author (died 1982) *[[1897]] – [[Fredric March]], American actor (died 1975) *[[1900]] – [[Gino Lucetti]], Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of [[Benito Mussolini]] (died 1943) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Géza Révész]], Hungarian general and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of Defence]] (died 1977) *[[1903]] – [[Arthur Godfrey]], American radio and television host (died 1983) * 1903 – [[Vladimir Jankélévitch]], French musicologist and philosopher (died 1985) *[[1905]] – [[Robert Bacher]], American physicist and academic (died 2004) * 1905 – [[Sanford Meisner]], American actor and educator (died 1997) *[[1907]] – [[Valter Biiber]], Estonian footballer (died 1977) * 1907 – [[Augustus F. Hawkins]], American lawyer and politician (died 2007) * 1907 – [[Ramon Magsaysay]], Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th [[President of the Philippines]] (died 1957) * 1907 – [[William Shawn]], American journalist (died 1992) * 1907 – [[Altiero Spinelli]], Italian theorist and politician (died 1986) *[[1908]] – [[William Saroyan]], American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 1981) *[[1909]] – [[Ferenc Fejtő]], Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (died 2008) *[[1911]] – [[Edward Brongersma]], Dutch journalist and politician (died 1998) * 1911 – [[Arsenio Rodríguez]], Cuban-American [[Tres (instrument)|tres]] player, composer, and bandleader (died 1970) *[[1913]] – [[Helen Levitt]], American photographer and cinematographer (died 2009) * 1913 – [[Bernard Lovell]], English physicist and astronomer (died 2012) *[[1914]] – [[Richard Basehart]], American actor (died 1984) *[[1915]] – [[Pete Newell]], American basketball player and coach (died 2008) *[[1916]] – [[Danny Litwhiler]], American baseball player and coach (died 2011) * 1916 – [[Daniel Schorr]], American journalist and author (died 2010) * 1916 – [[John S. Wold]], American geologist and politician (died 2017) *[[1918]] – [[Alan Jay Lerner]], American songwriter and composer (died 1986) *[[1919]] – [[Amrita Pritam]], Indian poet and author (died 2005) *[[1921]] – [[Otis G. Pike]], American judge and politician (died 2014) * 1921 – [[Raymond Williams]], Welsh author and academic (died 1988) *[[1924]] – [[John Davidson (Illinois politician)|John Davidson]], American physician and politician (died 2012) * 1924 – [[Buddy Hackett]], American actor and singer (died 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 (died 2015) *[[1925]] – [[Ted Blakey]], American historian, activist, and businessman (died 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]] (died 2004) * 1925 – [[Maurice Pialat]], French actor and director (died 2003) *[[1928]] – [[James Coburn]], American actor (died 2002)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1928 – [[Jaime Sin]], Filipino cardinal (died 2005) *[[1930]] – [[Big Tiny Little]], American pianist (died 2010) *[[1931]] – [[Jean Béliveau]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014) * 1931 – [[Rolf Just Nilsen]], Norwegian singer and actor (died 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 (died 2004) *[[1932]] – [[Allan Fotheringham]], Canadian journalist (died 2020) * 1932 – [[Roy Castle]], English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (died 1994) *[[1935]] – [[Eldridge Cleaver]], American activist and author (died 1998)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1935 – [[Bryan Organ]], English painter * 1935 – [[Frank Robinson]], American baseball player and manager (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1936]] – [[Vladimir Orlov (author)|Vladimir Orlov]], Russian journalist and author (died 2014) *[[1937]] – [[Warren Berlinger]], American actor (died 2020) * 1937 – [[Bobby Parker (guitarist)|Bobby Parker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) *[[1938]] – [[Martin Bell]], English journalist and politician *[[1939]] – [[Jerry Allison]], American drummer and songwriter (died 2022)<ref name="AP" /> *[[1940]] – [[Robbie Basho]], American guitarist, pianist, and composer (died 1986) * 1940 – [[Wilton Felder]], American saxophonist and bass player (died 2015) * 1940 – [[Larry Hankin]], American actor, director, and producer * 1940 – [[Roger Newman]], English-American actor and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1940 – [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]], Australian actor *[[1941]] – [[William DeWitt, Jr.]], American businessman * 1941 – [[Emmanuel Nunes]], Portuguese-French composer and educator (died 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 (died 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 (died 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 (died 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 (died 2018) * 1953 – [[Pavel Vinogradov]], Russian astronaut and engineer * 1953 – [[Elisabeth Kværne]], Norwegian langeleik player (died 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 (died 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 (died 2013) *[[1960]] – [[Vali Ionescu]], Romanian long jumper * 1960 – [[Chris Whitley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005) * 1960 – [[Hassan Nasrallah]], Lebanese politician, 3rd [[Secretary-General of Hezbollah]] (died 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 (died 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 (died 2016) * 1968 – [[Hideo Nomo]], Japanese baseball player * 1968 – [[Jolene Watanabe]], American tennis player (died 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 (died 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> ==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 (born 665) * [[894]] – [[Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i]], Muslim governor *[[1054]] – [[Kunigunde of Altdorf]], Frankish noblewoman (born c. 1020) *[[1056]] – [[Theodora (11th century)|Theodora]], Empress of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] (born 981) *[[1115]] – [[Turgot of Durham]] (bornc. 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]] (born 1134) *[[1234]] – [[Emperor Go-Horikawa]] of Japan (born 1212) *[[1287]] – [[Konrad von Würzburg]], German poet *[[1324]] – [[Henry II of Jerusalem]] (born 1271) *[[1372]] – [[Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford]], English soldier (born 1301) *[[1422]] – [[Henry V of England]] (born 1386) *[[1450]] – [[Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac]] (born 1395) *[[1502]] – [[Thomas Wode]], Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas *[[1528]] – [[Matthias Grünewald]], German artist (born 1470) ===1601–1900=== *[[1645]] – [[Francesco Bracciolini]], Italian poet (born 1566) *[[1654]] – [[Ole Worm]], Danish physician and historian (born 1588) *[[1688]] – [[John Bunyan]], English preacher, theologian, and author (born 1628) *[[1730]] – [[Gottfried Finger]], Czech-German [[viol]] player and composer (born 1660) *[[1741]] – [[Johann Gottlieb Heineccius]], German academic and jurist (born 1681) *[[1772]] – [[William Borlase]], English geologist and historian (born 1695) *[[1795]] – [[François-André Danican Philidor]], French-English chess player and composer (born 1726) *[[1799]] – [[Nicolas-Henri Jardin]], French architect and academic, designed the [[Bernstorff Palace]] and [[Marienlyst Castle]] (born 1720) *[[1811]] – [[Louis Antoine de Bougainville]], French admiral and explorer (born 1729) *[[1814]] – [[Arthur Phillip]], English admiral and politician, 1st [[Governor of New South Wales]] (born 1738) *[[1817]] – [[Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet]], English admiral and politician, 39th [[List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador|Commodore Governor of Newfoundland]] (born 1747) *[[1818]] – [[Robert Calder]], Scottish admiral (born 1745)<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Calder, Sir Robert |volume=4}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Chief Oshkosh]], Menominee chief (born 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 (born 1821) *[[1864]] – [[Ferdinand Lassalle]], Prussian-German jurist and philosopher (born 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 (born 1827) *[[1884]] – [[Robert Richard Torrens|Robert Torrens]], Irish-Australian politician, 3rd [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1814) ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Leslie Green]], English architect (born 1875) *[[1910]] – [[Emīls Dārziņš]], Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (born 1875) *[[1912]] – [[Jean, duc Decazes]], French sailor (born 1864) *[[1920]] – [[Wilhelm Wundt]], German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1832) *[[1924]] – [[Todor Aleksandrov]], Bulgarian soldier (born 1881) *[[1927]] – [[Andranik]], Armenian general (born 1865) *[[1937]] – [[Ruth Baldwin (died 1937)|Ruth Baldwin]], British socialite (born 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 (born 1871) * 1940 – [[DeLancey W. Gill]], American painter (born 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]] (born 1874) * 1941 – [[Marina Tsvetaeva]], Russian poet and author (born 1892) *[[1945]] – [[Stefan Banach]], Polish mathematician (born 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 (born 1896) *[[1951]] – [[Paul Demel]], Czech actor (born 1903) *[[1952]] – [[Henri Bourassa]], Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868) *[[1954]] – [[Elsa Barker]], American author and poet (born 1869) *[[1963]] – [[Georges Braque]], French painter and sculptor (born 1882) *[[1965]] – [[E. E. Smith]], American engineer and author (born 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Ilya Ehrenburg]], Russian journalist and author (born 1891) *[[1968]] – [[John Hartle]], English motorcycle racer (born 1933) *[[1969]] – [[Rocky Marciano]], American boxer (born 1923) *[[1973]] – [[John Ford]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1894) *[[1974]] – [[William Pershing Benedict]], American soldier and pilot (born 1918) * 1974 – [[Norman Kirk]], New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (born 1923) *[[1978]] – [[John Wrathall]], Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd [[President of Rhodesia]] (born 1913) *[[1979]] – [[Sally Rand]], American actress and dancer (born 1904) * 1979 – [[Tiger Smith]], English cricketer and coach (born 1886) *[[1984]] – [[Audrey Wagner]], American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (born 1927) *[[1985]] – [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]], Australian virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1899) *[[1986]] – [[Elizabeth Coatsworth]], American author and poet (born 1893) * 1986 – [[Urho Kekkonen]], Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th [[President of Finland]] (born 1900) * 1986 – [[Henry Moore]], English sculptor and illustrator (born 1898) *[[1990]] – [[Nathaniel Clifton]], American basketball player and coach (born 1922) *[[1991]] – [[Cliff Lumsdon]], Canadian swimmer and coach (born 1931) *[[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] (born 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 (born 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 (born 1912) * 2000 – [[Dolores Moore]], American baseball player and educator (born 1932) *[[2002]] – [[Lionel Hampton]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1908) * 2002 – [[Farhad Mehrad]], Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (born 1944) * 2002 – [[George Porter]], English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1920) *[[2005]] – [[Joseph Rotblat]], Polish-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1908) *[[2006]] – [[Mohamed Abdelwahab]], Egyptian footballer (born 1983) * 2006 – [[Tom Delaney (racing driver)|Tom Delaney]], English race car driver and businessman (born 1911) *[[2007]] – [[Gay Brewer]], American golfer (born 1932) * 2007 – [[Jean Jacques Paradis]], Canadian general (born 1928) * 2007 – [[Sulev Vahtre]], Estonian historian and academic (born 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Ken Campbell]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1941) * 2008 – [[Ike Pappas]], American journalist (born 1933) * 2008 – [[Victor Yates (rugby)|Victor Yates]], New Zealand rugby player (born 1939) *[[2010]] – [[Laurent Fignon]], French cyclist (born 1960) *[[2011]] – [[Wade Belak]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1976) *[[2012]] – [[Max Bygraves]], English actor (born 1922) * 2012 – [[Joe Lewis (martial artist)|Joe Lewis]], American martial artist and actor (born 1944) * 2012 – [[Carlo Maria Martini]], Italian cardinal (born 1927) * 2012 – [[Kashiram Rana]], Indian lawyer and politician (born 1938) * 2012 – [[John C. Shabaz]], American judge and politician (born 1931) * 2012 – [[Sergey Sokolov (commander)|Sergey Sokolov]], Russian commander and politician, 6th [[Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)|Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union]] (born 1911) *[[2013]] – [[Alan Carrington]], English chemist and academic (born 1934) * 2013 – [[David Frost]], English journalist and game show host (born 1939) * 2013 – [[Jimmy Greenhalgh]], English footballer and manager (born 1923) * 2013 – [[Jan Camiel Willems]], Belgian mathematician and theorist (born 1939) *[[2014]] – [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]], Indian director and screenwriter (born 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]] (born 1931) * 2014 – [[Stan Goldberg]], American illustrator (born 1932) * 2014 – [[Carol Vadnais]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 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]] (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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 (born 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]] (born 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 (born 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> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day]] ([[Baloch people|Baloch]]s and [[Pashtuns]], [[International observance]]) * Christian [[feast day]]: ** [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]]<ref name=Lindisfarne /><ref name="Martyrology">{{cite book |title=Roman Martyrology - Third Turin Editioin |date=2004 |publisher=Loreto Publications |location=Fitzwilliam |isbn=1-930278-20-9 |page=194}}</ref> ** [[Amatus of Nusco]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> ** [[Aristides of Athens]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> ** [[Cuthburh]] ** [[Joseph of Arimathea]] ** [[Nicodemus]] ** [[Paulinus of Trier]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> ** [[Raymond Nonnatus]]<ref name="Martyrology" /> ** [[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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