Month August 1931 Calendar

About Month of August Calendar

• August is the eighth month of the year (between July and September) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere.
  
  August symbols: The birthstones of August are the peridot and sardonyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, meaning beauty, strength of character, love, marriage and family. The zodiac signs for the month of August are Leo (until August 22) and Virgo (from August 23 onwards).

Historical Events for August, 1931

• Day of Week 24th » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality/no attack treaty.
• Day of Week 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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