August 31st (1982) was a Tuesday. 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, 1982
» August 31, 1982 demonstrations in Poland named Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement.
Famous Birthdays on August 31 in 1982
» Ian Crocker, American swimmer
» Chris Duhon, American basketball player
» Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter
» Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer
» Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
» Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
» Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer
» Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver
» G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author
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.