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 - Jeff Hardy
1993 - Taylor Skeens
1995 - Chloe Ferry
1999 - Megan Stitz
1971 - Chris Tucker
1995 - Riley McDonough
1999 - Ciera Stitz
1983 - Larry Fitzgerald
1993 - Lira Mercer
1980 - Joe Budden
1986 - Ryan Kelley
1975 - Sara Ramirez
1994 - Jeffrey Chang
1979 - Mickie James
1949 - Richard Gere
1994 - MoStack
1982 - Pepe Reina
1990 - JRE
1995 - Ceallach Spellman
1999 - Thalia Bree
1991 - Batista
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

While she regrets not going to college, she wants her daughters to perform on Broadway and go to college. Who is she?

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.