Historical events on August 31
AUGUST 31, 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.
The 1942 Matagorda hurricane was the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season. The second tropical storm
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AUGUST 31, 1876
Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.
Murad V was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 30 May to 31 August 1876. The son of Abdulmejid I, he supported
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AUGUST 31, 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.
The Gleiwitz incident was a false flag attack on the radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz staged by Nazi Germany on the
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following her impeachment on charges of criminal administrative misconduct.
Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil from 2011 until her impeachment
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AUGUST 31, 1897
Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication,
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AUGUST 31, 1907
Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.
The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, or Convention between the United Kingdom and Russia relating to Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet, was signed on
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AUGUST 31, 1941
World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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AUGUST 31, 2002
Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.
Typhoon Rusa was the most powerful typhoon to strike South Korea in 43 years. It was the 21st JTWC tropical depression, the
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AUGUST 31, 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.
Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly Nichols, was the first canonical victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper,
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AUGUST 31, 1218
Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.
Al-Malik al-Kamil Nasir ad-Din Muhammad, titled Abu al-Maʽali, was an Egyptian ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure
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AUGUST 31, 2019
A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.
On 31 August 2019, an Airbus AS350 helicopter operated by a contracted Helitrans pilot from Sweden crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre
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AUGUST 31, 1940
Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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AUGUST 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.
Diana, Princess of Wales, was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III and mother of
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AUGUST 31, 1959
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.
A letter bomb is an explosive device sent via the postal service, and designed with the intention to injure or kill the
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