What Happened In August 1931 In History

Historical Events for August, 1931

• 24th » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality/no attack treaty.
• 28th » France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1931

• 1st » Trevor Goddard (cricketer) named Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer
• 2nd » Pierre DuMaine, American bishop
• 2nd » Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
• 2nd » Urve Kure, Estonian chess player
• 2nd » Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)
• 4th » Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)
• 5th » Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 6th » Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (d. 2010)
• 7th » Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author
• 8th » Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher
• 9th » Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer
• 9th » James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)
• 9th » Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (d. 2014)
• 9th » Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 10th » Dolores Alexander, American journalist and activist (d. 2008)
• 10th » Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 12th » William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter
• 14th » Frederic Raphael, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
• 15th » Paul McDowell (actor) known as Paul McDowell, English actor and screenwriter
• 17th » Tony Wrigley, English historian, demographer, and academic
• 18th » Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army
• 18th » Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)
• 18th » Dick White (footballer) called Dick White, English footballer
• 19th » Bill Shoemaker, American jockey (d. 2003)
• 20th » Mikhail Kaaleste, Estonian canoe racer
• 20th » Don King (boxing promoter) known as Don King, American boxing promoter
• 23rd » Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
• 23rd » Hamilton O. Smith, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate
• 25th » Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (d. 2007)
• 25th » Peter Gilmore, German-English actor (d. 2013)
• 25th » Regis Philbin, American actor, singer, and television host
• 26th » Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009)
• 27th » Sri Chinmoy, Bangladeshi-American guru and poet (d. 2007)
• 27th » Joe Cunningham, American baseball player and coach
• 28th » Tito Capobianco, Argentinian director and producer
• 28th » Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano (d. 2014)
• 28th » Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
• 28th » John Shirley-Quirk, English opera singer (d. 2014)
• 28th » Roger Williams (hepatologist) called Roger Williams, English hepatologist and academic
• 29th » Evelyn Robert de Rothschild, English banker and businessman
• 29th » Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. 2001)
• 29th » Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician
• 31st » Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 31st » Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)

Famous Deaths for August 1931

• 6th » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (The Wolverines (jazz band) known as The Wolverines) (b. 1903)
• 15th » Nigar Shikhlinskaya, Azerbaijani nurse (b. 1878)
• 27th » Frank Harris, Irish-American journalist and author (b. 1856)
• 27th » Willem Hubert Nolens, Dutch priest and politician (b. 1860)
• 27th » Francis Marion Smith, American miner and businessman (b. 1846)
• 29th » David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1867)

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