August 31 History - August 31st Holiday | Famous Daily

Famous Quote For August 31

"People want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it"

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959

August 31 Birthdays

1977 -

1993 -

1995 -

1999 -

1971 -

1995 -

Riley McDonough

1999 -

1983 -

Larry Fitzgerald

1993 -

1980 -

1986 -

1975 -

1994 -

1979 -

1949 -

1994 -

1982 -

1990 -

1995 -

Ceallach Spellman

1999 -

1991 -

More Aug 31 Birthdays >

August 31 History

2006 - Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" is recovered by Norwegian police, two years after its theft

1987 - Michael Jackson's "Bad" music video, famous for its inspiration from the musical "West Side Story", is first shown

1965 - The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft (a large wide-bodied craft made for transporting cargo) makes its first flight

1945 - Robert Menzies founds the Liberal Party of Australia

1920 - The first radio news program broadcast in Detroit, Michigan.

This Day In Business

1870 - The telephone is invented independently by Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell. Bell is able to patent his invention before Gray.

This Day In Entertainment

1992 - The Howard Stern Radio Show premieres on WNCX 98.5 FM in Cleveland Ohio

This Day In Geography

1957 - Malaysia gains independence from Britain after rule since the 18th century.

This Day In Sports

2001 - Little League world series hero Danny Almonte exposed as being a 14 year old kid

August 31st Holiday

Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland) - Celebrates the August Agreement of 1980, which allowed citizens to bring democratic decisions to an otherwise communist government.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He had leading roles in The Phantom of the Opera, The Mangler, and 2001 Maniacs. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the August 31 Birthday Horoscope.

Famous Birthdays iPhone App

Are you an iPhone user? Get the fun and free Famous Birthdays iPhone app.