August 31st, 1978

Born on August 31st, 1978

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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, an event 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, 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, 1978

45

Regiane Alves

Brazilian actress

*August 31st, 1978, Santo André

45

Ido Pariente

Israeli mixed martial artist

*August 31st, 1978, Tel Aviv

45

Philippe Christanval

French association football player

*August 31st, 1978, Paris

45

Hoda Lattaf

Association footballer

*August 31st, 1978, Bordeaux

45

Morten Qvenild

Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader, and producer

*August 31st, 1978, Kongsberg Municipality

45

Sandis Valters

Latvian basketball player

*August 31st, 1978, Riga

45

Craig Stapleton

Australian rugby league footballer

*August 31st, 1978, Sydney

45

Jayasurya Jayan

Indian film actor, producer, distributor, playback singer, and impressionist

*August 31st, 1978, Thrippunithura

45

Judika

Indonesian musician and actor

*August 31st, 1978, Berastagi

45

Hannah Graaf

Swedish singer and model

*August 31st, 1978, Gothenburg

45

Mike Erwin

American actor

*August 31st, 1978, Dalton

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 31st?

49

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

44

Peter Luczak

Australian tennis player

*August 31st, 1979, Warsaw

41

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

52

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

46

Jeff Hardy

American professional wrestler

*August 31st, 1977, Cameron

74

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

44

Mickie James

American country singer and professional wrestler

*August 31st, 1979, Richmond

38

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)

*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh

53

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Consort of Jordan

*August 31st, 1970, Kuwait City

22

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

75

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

71

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

44

Simon Neil

Scottish singer, guitarist and songwriter

*August 31st, 1979, Irvine

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

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

48

Sara Ramirez

Mexican-American actor and singer

*August 31st, 1975, Mazatlán

44

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Indian composer and singer-songwriter

*August 31st, 1979, Chennai

27

Fabio Jakobsen

Dutch cyclist

*August 31st, 1996, Gorinchem

43

Leo Bill

British actor

*August 31st, 1980, Warwickshire

67

Tsai Ing-wen

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

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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