August 31st (1968) was a Saturday. 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, 1968
» Garfield Sobers became the first batsman ever to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket.
Famous Birthdays on August 31 in 1968
» Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician
» Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player
» Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player
August 31st Famous Deaths for 1968
» John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
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.