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What Happened On 31st August 1974 In History

August 31st (1974) was a Saturday. It's the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on August 31 in 1974

  • » Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monacan tennis player

August 31st Famous Deaths for 1974

  • » William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1928)
  • » Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)

August 31st Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Aidan of Lindisfarne
  • » Raymond Nonnatus
  • » August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Public holidays in Poland called Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
  • » Public holidays in Moldova e.g National Language Day or 'Limba Noastră' (Moldova)
  • » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991
  • » Hari Merdeka known as Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Federation of Malaya known as Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.

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World History for the 31st August