On This Day August 31st

 OTD

August 31st is the two hundredth-forty-second day of the year, and there are 123 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.

1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI, became King of England at nine months.

1535—Pope Paul III excommunicated English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of ex-communication, which began Eius quo immobilize.

1798 – Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.

1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launched an assault on Atlanta.

1895 – German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.

1920 – Polish-Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.

1943 – USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship named after a black person, is commissioned.

1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.

1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

 

Birthdays

12 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41)

1168 – Zhang Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1208)

1542 – Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576)

1663 – Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)

1821 – Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894)

1842 – Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)

1896 – Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (d. 1979)

1903 – Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983)

1911 – Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)

1924 – Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)

1945 – Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter

1945 – Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor

1947 – Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator

1970 – Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress.

1983 – Larry Fitzgerald, American football player

 

Holiday Spotlight

 National Zoo Awareness Day

The history of zoos dates back to ancient Egypt when rulers kept exotic animals mostly for vanity or to gift to others. Over time, our understanding of the animal kingdom evolved, leading to the birth of zoos and aquariums. By the 19th century, zoology became a popular field of science, leading to the modern zoo as we know it today. Zoos vary in their purposes, some for public entertainment, others for conservation and breeding programs. It's important to critically examine zoos to ensure they benefit the animals and conservation, educate the community, and provide natural habitats for the animals. National Zoo Awareness Day aims to instill fascination, love, and respect for animals in human care.

 

Holidays And Observance.

 Bacon Day  

Eat Outside Day

Franchise Appreciation Day  

International Whisk(e)y Day

Love Litigating Lawyers Day

National Cowgirl Day  

National Diatomaceous Earth Day

National Matchmaker Day

National Trail Mix Day

Speak Kind Words Saturday  

We Love Memoirs Day

 

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