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Day Of The Week: August 31

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August 31, 2025 is the 243rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Historical Events: August 31

  • 1795
    War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
  • 1876
    Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.
  • 1936
    Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
  • 1940
    Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
  • 1949
    The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
  • 1963
    Sarawak, North Borneo and Singapore achieve technical independence pending accession to the Federation of Malaysia
  • 1987
    Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
  • 1994
    The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire.
  • 1996
    Saddam Hussein’s troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
  • 1998
    North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.

Who were born on August 31?

  • 1921
    Raymond Williams, Welsh academic (d. 1988)
  • 1937
    Bobby Parker, American blues-rock guitarist
  • 1938
    Murray Gleeson, Chief Justice of Australia
  • 1939
    Jerry Allison, American drummer (The Crickets)
  • 1948
    Ken McMullen, English film director
  • 1978
    Philippe Christanval, French footballer
  • 1979
    Clay Hensley, American baseball player
  • 1979
    Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian film music composer
  • 1981
    Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player
  • 1987
    Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player

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