August 31st, 1784

Born on August 31st, 1784

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What happened on August 31st?

August 31st, 2019

A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.

August 31st, 2016

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following her impeachment on charges of criminal administrative misconduct.

August 31st, 2002

Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.

August 31st, 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.

August 31st, 1969

On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years.

August 31st, 1959

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu (pictured), younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

August 31st, 1942

The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.

August 31st, 1941

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

August 31st, 1940

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.

August 31st, 1939

Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day.

August 31st, 1907

Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.

August 31st, 1897

Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.

August 31st, 1888

The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (pictured), was found in Buck's Row, London.

August 31st, 1876

Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.

August 31st, 1218

Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 31st

Same year
Born in 1784

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

80

Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

British statesman and prime minister (1784–1865)

*October 20th, 1784, Broadlands †October 18th, 1865, Brocket Hall

39

Rafael del Riego

Spanish general and politician (1784-1823)

*April 7th, 1784, Tuña †November 7th, 1823, Madrid

53

Ferdinand Ries

German composer

*November 28th, 1784, Bonn †January 13th, 1838, Frankfurt

60

Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1784-1844)

*January 2nd, 1784, Coburg †January 29th, 1844, Gotha

75

Louis Spohr

German composer, violinist and conductor

*April 5th, 1784, Brunswick †October 22nd, 1859, Kassel

60

Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot

French painter (1784-1845)

*December 14th, 1784, Paris †January 2nd, 1845, Paris

49

Stepan Pimenov

Russian sculptor (1784-1833)

*January 1st, 1784, Saint Petersburg †March 22nd, 1833, Saint Petersburg

77

Jørgen Herman Vogt

Norwegian civil servant, lawyer and politician, First State Councilor

*July 21st, 1784, Drammen Municipality †January 12th, 1862, Christiania

62

Ludwig Aurbacher

German author

*August 26th, 1784, Türkheim †May 25th, 1847, Munich

65

Pietro Anderloni

Italian engraver

*October 12th, 1784, Brescia †October 13th, 1849, Milan

70

Juan Mora Fernández

1st elected head of state of Costa Rica (1784-1854)

*June 12th, 1784, San José †December 16th, 1854, San José

62

Toussaint Bastard

French botanist (1784-1846)

*February 19th, 1784, Chalonnes-sur-Loire †June 27th, 1846, Chalonnes-sur-Loire

58

Sándor Kőrösi Csoma

Hungarian philologist and orientalist (1784-1842)

*March 27th, 1784, Chiuruș †April 11th, 1842, Darjeeling

72

William Yarrell

English zoologist, naturalist and bookseller

*June 3rd, 1784, St James's †September 1st, 1856, Great Yarmouth

40

Leonardo Infante

Venezuelan military personnel

*November 30th, 1784, Parroquia Chaguaramal †November 30th, 1824, Bogotá

67

Jacopo Ferretti

Italian librettist

*July 16th, 1784, Rome †March 7th, 1852, Rome

90

William Maynard Gomm

British field marshal

*November 10th, 1784, Colony of Barbados †March 15th, 1875, Brighton

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Leap year

Yes: 1784 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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