1800s / 19th century history on the 31st of August
1895 : The navigable balloon was patented by the German Count, Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
1900s / 20th century history on the 31st of August
1940 : Jack Thompson (AM) the Australian actor, was born John Hadley Pain, in Many, New South Wales, Australia.
1944 : Roger Dean, the English artist, was born in Ashford, Kent, England. He is best known for his artwork on music posters and record covers, for rock bands such as Yes and Asia. official website : RogerDean.com
1945 : Sir Van Morrison (OBE) the Northern Irish singer-songwriter, was born George Ivan Morrison, in Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Official website : VanMorrison.com
1945 : Bob Welch, the American musician, was born in Hollywood, California, USA (died in 2012). He was known as a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974, and a successful solo musician in the late 1970s. official website : BobWelch.com
1948 : Rudolf Schenker, the German guitarist, was born in Hildesheim, Germany. He is best known as the founder of Scorpions hard rock band. official website : The-Scorpions.com
1949 : Richard Gere, the American actor, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
1970 : Debbie Gibson, the American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, was born in Long Island, New York, USA. official website : DebbieGibsonOfficial.com
1997 : Diana, Princess of Wales died in a car crash in Paris, aged 36 (born in 1961).
1997 : Dodi Fayed, the Egyptian film producer, died in a car crash in Paris, aged 42 (born in 1955).
2000s / 21st century history on the 31st of August
2006 : The Scream painting by Edvard Munch, was recovered during a raid by Norwegian police, after it was stolen, 2 years earlier, on the 22nd August in 2004.
2012 : Max Bygraves, the English actor, died aged 89 (born in 1922).
2021 : Geronimo, the British alpaca, was euthanised aged 8 (born in 2013).
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