August 31st, 2249

Note The chosen date is in the future.

A look into the future

How many days (weeks, months) until August 31st, 2249?
It still takes a while...

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

Birthdays and future age on August 31st, 2249

295

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

300

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

301

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

248

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

275

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

297

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

278

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

267

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

293

Tsai Ing-wen

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

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

264

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)

*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh

253

Fabio Jakobsen

Dutch cyclist

*August 31st, 1996, Gorinchem

278

Charmaine Craig

American actress

*August 31st, 1971, United States of America

295

Robert Kocharyan

Second President of Armenia

*August 31st, 1954, Khankendi

279

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Consort of Jordan

*August 31st, 1970, Kuwait City

287

Dee Bradley Baker

American voice actor (born 1962)

*August 31st, 1962, Bloomington

257

Kim Magnusson

Swedish cyclist

*August 31st, 1992, Skövde

284

Zsolt Borkai

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

*August 31st, 1965, Győr

300

Stephen McKinley Henderson

American actor

*August 31st, 1949, Kansas City

270

Peter Luczak

Australian tennis player

*August 31st, 1979, Warsaw

304

Van Morrison

Northern Irish musician

*August 31st, 1945, Belfast

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 31st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on August 31st, 2249
Future birthdays

Calendar
August 2249