Happy birthday and many happy returns Michelle Maestri. Born on the same day, across the years, along with Caligula (?!12), Maria Montessori (1870), Albert Facey (1894), James Coburn (1928), Clive Lloyd (1944), Edwin Moses (1955), Chris Tucker (1972) and Holly Earl (1992). On your day, Independence Day in Malaysia (1957) and Trinidad and Tobago (1962) 1813 – Peninsular War: At the Battle of San Marcial, the Spanish Army of Galicia under Manuel Alberto Freire turned back Nicolas Soults last major offensive against Arthur Wellesleys allied army. 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols body was found on the ground in front of a gated stable entrance in Bucks Row, London, allegedly the first victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. 1945 – The Liberal Party of Australia, one of the two major Australian political parties, was founded to replace the United Australia Party. 1982 – Anti-government demonstrations were held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement, which allowed the Solidarity trade union to be established. 1998 – North Korea claimed to have successfully launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite, although no objects were ever tracked in orbit from the launch. Others may not believe you, but I know you launched. Solidarity to the workers .. united will never be untied. The Liberal party launched representing conservatives. Mary found her missing organs. Peninsulars are popular. Party on. Matches 1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. 1218 – Al-Kamil becomes Sultan of Egypt, Syria and northern Mesopotamia on the death of his father Al-Adil. 1314 – King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo. 1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months. 1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. 1798 – Irish Rebellion of 1798: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht. 1803 – Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 11 in the morning. 1813 – At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in arampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial. 1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia. 1876 – Ottoman Sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II. 1886 – An earthquake kills 100 in Charleston, South Carolina. 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Rippers confirmed victims. 1895 – German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon. 1897 – Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. 1907 – Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance. 1913 – Police attack a union rally during the Dublin Lock-out, killing two people and injuring hundreds. 1918 – World War I: start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive. 1920 – Polish-Bolshevik War: a decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów. 1920 – The first radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan. 1936 – Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air. 1935 – In an attempt to stay out of the growing turmoil in Europe, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts. 1939 – Nazi Germany mounts a staged attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day thus starting World War II in Europe. 1940 – Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under theBureau of Air Commerce act of 1938. 1941 – World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica. 1943 – The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned. 1945 – The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies. 1949 – The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War. 1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. 1958 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngo Dinh Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk ofCambodia. 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent. 1963 – North Borneo (now Sabah) achieve a self governance. 1965 – The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft makes its first flight. 1968 – Garfield Sobers became the first batsman ever to hit six sixes in a single over of six consecutive balls in first-class cricket. 1980 – After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity. 1980 – Flood in Ibadan after 12 hours of heavy downpour killed over 300 people and properties worth million destroyed. 1982 – Anti-government demonstrations are held in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement. 1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. 1986 – The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. 1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. 1991 – Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. 1992 – Pascal Lissouba is inaugurated as the President of the Republic of the Congo. 1994 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire. 1996 – Saddam Husseins troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK. 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. 1998 – North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite. 1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. 1999 – A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground. 2005 – A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people. 2005 – The record for the most number of penalty kicks (40) taken in a Penalty shootout in a football match was set during an FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay match between Tunbridge Wells and Littlehampton Town at the Culverden Stadium in England. 2006 – Edvard Munchs famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. Hatches 12 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41) 161 – Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192) 1663 – Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705) 1741 – Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer (d. 1816) 1748 – Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820) 1767 – Henry Joy McCracken, Irish activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798) 1775 – Agnes Bulmer, British poet, (d. 1836) 1821 – Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894) 1870 – Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952) 1900 – Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943) 1903 – Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985) 1918 – Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986) 1925 – Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004) 1928 – James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002) 1939 – J.I. Allison, American drummer and songwriter (The Crickets) 1940 – Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (The Crusaders) 1944 – Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher 1945 – Van Morrison, Irish singer-songwriter (Them) 1945 – Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac and Paris) (d. 2012) 1947 – Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator 1955 – Edwin Moses, American hurdler 1955 – Gary Webb, American journalist (d. 2004) 1969 – Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor 1972 – Chris Tucker, American actor 1975 – Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American actress and singer 1977 – Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Vines) 1992 – Holly Earl, English actress 1995 – Ceallach Spellman, English actor Despatches 577 – John Scholasticus, Turkish patriarch and saint 651 – Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint 731 – Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (b. 665) 1158 – Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134) 1234 – Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (b. 1212) 1422 – Henry V of England (b. 1386) 1645 – Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566) 1654 – Ole Worm, Danish physician (b. 1588) 1688 – John Bunyan, English preacher and author (b. 1628) 1814 – Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738) 1867 – Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821) 1869 – Mary Ward, Irish scientist (b. 1827) 1965 – E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (b. 1890) 1969 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer (b. 1923) 1995 – Barry Lee Fairchild, American kidnapper and murderer (b. 1954) 1997 – Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (b. 1955) 1997 – Henri Paul, French security guard (b. 1956) 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1961) 2007 – Gay Brewer, American golfer (b. 1932) 2012 – Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1922) 2013 – David Frost, English journalist and game show host (b. 1939) 2013 – Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and control theorist (b. 1939) === Christian Feast Day: Aidan of Lindisfarne Raymond Nonnatus August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland) National Language Day or Limba Noastră (Moldova) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991 Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
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