August 31st, 1969

Born on August 31st, 1969

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What happened on August 31st, 1969?

August 31st, 1969

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

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What else 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, 1959

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, 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 (depicted), 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

Born on August 31st, 1969

54

Jeff Russo

American songwriter and composer

*August 31st, 1969, Los Angeles

54

Jonathan LaPaglia

Australian actor

*August 31st, 1969, Adelaide

54

Javagal Srinath

Indian cricketer

*August 31st, 1969, Mysore

54

Nathalie Bouvier

French alpine skier

*August 31st, 1969, Les Rousses

54

Paul Mather

Canadian television writer and producer

*August 31st, 1969, Edmonton

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Who's birthday is on August 31st?

52

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

53

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Consort of Jordan

*August 31st, 1970, Kuwait City

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

52

Charmaine Craig

American actress

*August 31st, 1971, United States of America

49

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

74

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

56

Jonathan Cake

British actor

*August 31st, 1967, Worthing

71

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

75

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

58

Zsolt Borkai

Hungarian gymnast Olympic champion,and politician, former mayor of Győr

*August 31st, 1965, Győr

41

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

53

Debbie Gibson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress

*August 31st, 1970, Brooklyn

67

Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

22

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

61

Dee Bradley Baker

American voice actor (born 1962)

*August 31st, 1962, Bloomington

55

Butcho Vukovic

French singer

*August 31st, 1968, Paris

69

Robert Kocharyan

Second President of Armenia

*August 31st, 1954, Khankendi

57

Thierry Champion

French tennis player

*August 31st, 1966, Bagnols-sur-Cèze

53

Nikola Gruevski

Politician from North Macedonia

*August 31st, 1970, Skopje

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Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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