August 31 in History
August 31 is the birthday of Jang Won-young (2004) and the anniversary of the death of Sol Bamba (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 31, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Caligula, Roman emperor was born in 12, while Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state died in 318.
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Famous people born on August 31
Famous people who died on August 31
2021
Mahal (actress) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Filipino actress, comedian, and vlogger (1974–2021)
2015
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English Conservative politician (1926–2015)
2012
Joe Lewis (martial artist) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American martial artist and actor (1944–2012)
2012
Carlo Maria Martini (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian Jesuit and cardinal of the Catholic Church (1927–2012)
What happened on August 31
- 2025
A landslide in the Darfur region of Sudan kills over 1000 people.
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An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 1400 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2024
A helicopter crashes in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, killing all 22 occupants.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2019
A sightseeing helicopter crashes in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2016
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
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Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2002
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, makes landfall, killing at least 236 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Saddam Hussein's troops seize Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
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Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
Argentina abolishes conscription after months of social backlash over the murder of a conscript.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1993
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 31
- 12 — Caligula, Roman emperor (died 41)
- 161 — Commodus, Roman emperor (died 192)
- 1018 — Jeongjong II, Korean ruler (died 1046)
Died on August 31
- 318 — Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state
- 577 — John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint
- 651 — Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 31
Quick answers
Who was born on August 31? Jang Won-young (2004), Amanda Anisimova (2001), Sauce Gardner (2000).
Who died on August 31? Sol Bamba (2024), Silvina Luna (2023), Mahal (actress) (2021).
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