On this day: 31 August

Selected events and births on 31 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1218 – Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. Read more: Al-Kamil Ayyubid dynasty
• 1218 – Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt. Read more: Al-Kamil Ayyubid dynasty
• 1897 – Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector. Read more: Thomas Edison Kinetoscope Movie projector
• 1897 – Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector. Read more: Thomas Edison Kinetoscope Movie projector
• 1969 – On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years. Read more: Isle of Wight Festival 1969 Bob Dylan
• 2010 – The last episode of The Bill, the longest-running police drama in British television history, was broadcast. Read more: The Bill

Born on this day

• 1947 – Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand Read more: Somchai Wongsawat Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1949 – Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Hugh David Politzer Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1956 – Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician and the President of the Republic of China Read more: Tsai Ing-wen President of the Republic of China
• 1970 – Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Read more: Nikola Gruevski Prime Minister of North Macedonia
• 1979 – Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian Tamil singer-songwriter and producer Read more: Yuvan Shankar Raja Tamils
• 1985 – Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Read more: Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
• 1996 – Jalen Brunson, American basketball player Read more: Jalen Brunson
• 1997 – Jaylen Barron, American actress Read more: Jaylen Barron
• 1998 – BossMan Dlow, American rapper Read more: BossMan Dlow
• 2000 – Sauce Gardner, American football player Read more: Sauce Gardner
• 2001 – Amanda Anisimova, American tennis player Read more: Amanda Anisimova
• 2004 – Jang Won-young, South Korean singer and model Read more: Jang Won-young

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