1482 – Tatars plunder Kyiv, Ukraine
1547 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demands creation of an Imperial League (German state)
1948 – Australian Test batsmen Don Bradman (143), Lindsay Hassett (151) and Neil Harvey (110) score centuries in Australia’s 1st innings of drawn cricket tour match v South of England at Hastings
1968 – Pirate Radio Marina (Netherlands) begins transmitting
1975 – 5 Protestant civilians are killed and 7 were wounded in a Provisional Irish Republican Army gun attack on Tullyvallen Orange Hall near Newtownhamilton, County Armagh
1981 – Northern Ireland’s first religiously integrated secondary school opens
2007 – Tyson Gay helps US win the men’s 4 x 100m relay at the world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan to join Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene as the only men to win 3 gold medals at one world meet
2021 – Cristiano Ronaldo breaks world record for goals scored in men’s international football; hits his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Republic of Ireland in Faro
Author: gil7
Today in History for 1st September 2025
Historical Events
1836 – Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Oregon Country (now US state of Washington)
1931 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and 6th homer in consecutive games in NY Yankees’ 5-1 win v Boston Red Sox
1954 – Paramount Pictures releases “Rear Window”, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
1972 – Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato wins the parallel bars gold medal at the Munich Olympics, his 3rd gold of the Games including team and individual all-round victories
2019 – Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco islands, northern Bahamas as a category five storm with winds of 180mph (285km/h)
Famous Birthdays
1920 – Richard Farnsworth, American actor (Misery, Havana, Sylvester), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000)
1926 – Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017)
1965 – Hardy Nickerson, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1993, 96–99; All-Pro 1993, 96-97, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Compton, California
1972 – Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
1977 – David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain
Famous Deaths
1256 – Kujo Yoritsune, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44), dies at 38
1995 – Ernest Marke, Sierra Leonean seaman and club owner, dies at 93
2015 – Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84
2021 – Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), dies from COVID-19 at 76
2023 – William B. Richardson, American Democratic politician and diplomat who was Governor of New Mexico (2003-11), Representative of New Mexico (1983-97) and US Ambassador to the UN (1997-98), dies at 75
Famous Deaths for 31st August 2025
1234 – Go-Horikawa, 86th Emperor of Japan (1221-32), dies at 22
1967 – Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), dies of lymphoma at 59
1973 – Stan Worthington, English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128, 8 wickets, BB 2/19; Derbyshire CCC, Northumberland CCC), dies at 68
1995 – Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 73
1995 – Horst Janssen, German graphic artist and printmaker, dies at 65
2000 – Patricia Owens, Canadian-American actress (The Fly), dies at 75
2002 – Lionel Hampton, American Jazz vibraphone player, pianist, drummer, and actor, dies from congestive heart failure at 94
2012 – Sergey Sokolov, Russian-Soviet marshal and Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (1984-87), dies at 101
2016 – Jacques Leduc, Belgian composer, dies at 84
2019 – Leslie H. Gelb, American journalist and diplomat who helped compile the Pentagon Papers, dies of renal failure at 82
Historical Events for 31st August 2025
1886 – 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston, South Carolina, 110 die
1891 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport R.I.: Defending champion Oliver Campbell beats Clarence Hobart 2-6, 7-5, 7-9, 6-1, 6-2; second of 3 straight titles
1920 – Detroit radio station 8MK (now WWJ, 950AM) is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air
1954 – WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins
1971 – An inquiry into allegations of brutality by the security forces against those interned without trial in Northern Ireland is announced
1991 – Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1997 – Eddie George runs for 216 yards on 35 carries and scores a touchdown as the Oilers, playing their first NFL game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis
2023 – Two leaders of right wing group the Proud Boys given lengthy sentences for sedition for their assault on the US Capitol – Joseph Biggs 17 years and Zachary Rehl 15 years
Today in History for 31st August 2025
Historical Events
1837 – Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous “The American Scholar” speech to Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares American literary independence from Europe
1843 – Liberty Party nominates James Birney as presidential candidate
1900 – Brooklyn pitcher Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Philadelphia Phillies in 2nd inning of the Superbas’ 9-4 loss at Washington Park; Kennedy still achieves his 4th 20-win season
1935 – Russian miner Aleksey Stachanov digs 102 tons of coal in under 6 hours, using a jackhammer
1945 – The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies
Famous Birthdays
1920 – James Lanphier, American actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 1969)
1929 – Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994)
1931 – Jean Béliveau, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1956, 64; Art Ross Trophy 1956; Conn Smythe Trophy 1965; record 17 Stanley Cups), born in Trois-Rivieres Quebec (d. 2014)
1970 – Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City
1974 – Jeremy O’Day, American CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts) and manager, born in Buffalo, New York
Famous Deaths
1590 – Floris Thin, Dutch politician and land advocate of Utrecht, dies
1942 – Georg Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in Battle of Alam el Halfa at 51
1976 – Kornelis Heiko Miskotte, Dutch theologist (If the Gods Keep Silent), dies at 81
2009 – Maria de Lourdes Martins, Portuguese pianist and composer, dies at 83
2011 – Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), dies at 72
Famous Deaths for 30th August 2025
1908 – Alexander P. Stewart, American Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), dies at 86
1934 – Earnest L. Wolzogen, German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79
1950 – Ralph Hancock, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center), dies at 57
1961 – Charles Coburn, American actor (Around the World in 80 Days, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 84
1991 – Alan Wheatley, British actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood), dies from a heart attack at 84
1994 – Lindsay Anderson, British director (Thursday’s Children; If …), dies at 71
1995 – Sterling Morrison, American musician (Velvet Underground), dies at 53
2002 – J. Lee Thompson, English film director (b. 1914)
2013 – Lotfollah “Lotfi” Mansouri, Persian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, 1976-88; introduced opera surtitles, 1983; San Francisco Opera, 1988-2001), dies at 84
2024 – Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese politician, Foreign Minister of Guyana (1972-75) and Commonwealth Secretary-General (1975-90), dies at 95
Historical Events for 30th August 2025
1751 – George Frideric Handel completes oratorio “Jephtha”
1888 – Lord Walsingham kills 1,070 grouse in a single day
1933 – Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar forms the secret police (PIDE)
1945 – Hong Kong is liberated from Japanese control
1966 – American medical drama series “Dr. Kildare,” starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, ends a five-season run on NBC-TV
1976 – Tom Brokaw starts as news anchor of NBC’s “The Today Show”
1984 – Red Sox’s Jim Rice grounds into a record 33rd double play en route to 36
1987 – Ben Johnson of Canada runs the 100 m in a world record time of 9.83 seconds
Today in History for 30th August 2025
Historical Events
1904 – American runner Thomas Hicks wins the marathon gold medal with a time of 3:28:53 over a 40 km course at the St. Louis Olympics
1926 – Jack Hobbs scores 316 not out at Lord’s (Surrey vs. Middlesex)
1949 – WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 – White mob prevents enrollment of Black students at Mansfield High School, Texas
1991 – Mike Powell of the US sets a long jump record of 29 ft 4½ in (8.95 m)
Famous Birthdays
1902 – Arnold Maria Walter, Canadian composer, born in Hanušovice, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
1912 – Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics 1952 for nuclear magnetic resonance), born in Taylorville, Illinois (d. 1997)
1922 – Regina Resnik, American mezzo-soprano (Sieglinde-Bayreuth), born in New York City (d. 2013)
1927 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), born in Haynesville, Louisiana (d. 2004)
1976 – Mike Koplove, American baseball player (Team USA 2008), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1181 – Alexander III [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
1999 – Raymond Poïvet, French cartoonist, dies at 89
2005 – Andor Kovach, Romanian composer (Médée), dies at 90
2022 – Gheorghe Berceanu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold light-flyweight 1972, silver 1976; World C’ship gold 1969, 72), dies at 72
2023 – Gennady Sapunov, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler (World C’ship gold lightweight 1963, 65; silver 1966) and coach (Soviet GR wrestling team 1979-90), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 29th August 2025
1584 – Pedro Ponce de León, Spanish Benedictine monk considered “the first teacher for the deaf”, dies at about 64
1780 – Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, designed the Panthéon in Paris, dies at 67
1941 – Henri Louis, French officer/resistance fighter, executed at 40
1957 – Louis Diat, French-American chef (Ritz-Carlton Hotel NYC, 1910-51), culinary writer and cookbook author, credited with inventing vichyssoise soup, dies at 72
1981 – Lowell Thomas, American newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling, NY at 89
1990 – Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16
1991 – Kathryn Cravens, American early news correspondent, dies at 92
1991 – Dixie Dunbar [Charlotte King], American singer and actress, dies of a heart attack at 72
2002 – Paul Tripp, American TV host (Mr I Magination), songwriter (Tubby the Tuba), and children’s book writer (Rabbi Santa Claus), dies at 91
2021 – Ron Bushy, American rock drummer (Iron Butterfly – “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”), dies of esophageal cancer at 79
Historical Events for 29th August 2025
1910 – Japan changes Korea’s name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony
1914 – Arizonian is the first vessel to arrive in San Francisco via the Panama Canal
1916 – Congress creates US Naval Reserve
1950 – International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952
1960 – Italy wins the cycling team pursuit, and Sante Gaiardoni takes the sprint gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Italy wins all four track events and the road team time trial to thoroughly dominate the sport
1992 – Braves’ Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error
1992 – Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
2003 – Skype Technologies releases its pioneering video-conferencing software