August 31st (1945) was a Friday. It's the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 31st August, 1945
» The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.
Famous Birthdays on August 31 in 1945
» Lee Bryant, American actress
» Van Morrison, Irish singer-songwriter (Them (band) or Them)
» Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
» Bob Welch (musician) or Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac and Paris (band) named Paris) (d. 2012)
August 31st Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Aidan of Lindisfarne
» Raymond Nonnatus
» August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Poland called Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
» Public holidays in Moldova e.g National Language Day or 'Limba Noastră' (Moldova)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991
» Hari Merdeka known as Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Federation of Malaya known as Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.