On this day: August 31
Events
Provisional Government of Western ThraceAugust 31, 1913 – October 25, 1913 · World History
Founding of YITAugust 31, 1940 · Companies- Release of After the Gold RushAugust 31, 1970 · Music
- Release of Goats Head SoupAugust 31, 1973 · Music
Release of BadAugust 31, 1987 · Music- Release of Music BoxAugust 31, 1993 · Music
Release of Command & ConquerAugust 31, 1995 · Gaming- Release of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic QuestAugust 31, 1995 · Gaming
- Release of Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeAugust 31, 1997 · Gaming
Release of Adobe InDesignAugust 31, 1999 · Technology
Release of Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterAugust 31, 1999 · Gaming
Release of Ragnarok OnlineAugust 31, 2002 · Gaming- Release of Lady in the WaterAugust 31, 2006 · Film
- Release of Fire with FireAugust 31, 2012 · Film
- Release of Life Is Strange: Before the StormAugust 31, 2017 · Gaming
- Release of KamikazeAugust 31, 2018 · Music
Release of JokerAugust 31, 2019 · Film
Release of The OrderAugust 31, 2024 · Film
August 2025 Afghanistan earthquakeAugust 31, 2025 · Geography
Born on this day
CaligulaAugust 31, AD 12 – January 24, AD 41 · World History
CommodusAugust 31, AD 161 – December 31, AD 192 · World History
Ismail IIAugust 31, 1533 – November 24, 1577 · Science
Guillaume AmontonsAugust 31, 1663 – October 11, 1705 · Technology
Michel Eugène ChevreulAugust 31, 1786 – April 9, 1889 · Science
James FergusonAugust 31, 1797 – September 26, 1867 · Science
Hermann von HelmholtzAugust 31, 1821 – September 8, 1894 · Culture
Amilcare PonchielliAugust 31, 1834 – January 16, 1886 · Music
Édouard StephanAugust 31, 1837 – December 31, 1923 · Science
Georg von HertlingAugust 31, 1843 – January 4, 1919 · Culture
Maria MontessoriAugust 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952 · Culture
Aleksandr ArbuzovAugust 31, 1877 – January 21, 1968 · Technology
Alma MahlerAugust 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964 · Art
George SartonAugust 31, 1884 – March 22, 1956 · Science
Fredric MarchAugust 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975 · Film- Vladimir JankélévitchAugust 31, 1903 – June 6, 1985 · Culture
Robert BacherAugust 31, 1905 – November 18, 2004 · Science
Bernard LovellAugust 31, 1913 – August 6, 2012 · Science- Helen LevittAugust 31, 1913 – March 29, 2009 · Film
Raymond WilliamsAugust 31, 1921 – January 26, 1988 · Culture- Maurice PialatAugust 31, 1925 – January 11, 2003 · Film
Roger DeanAugust 31, 1944 – present · Culture
Van MorrisonAugust 31, 1945 – present · Music
Leonid PopovAugust 31, 1945 – present · Space
Rudolf SchenkerAugust 31, 1948 – present · Music
Richard GereAugust 31, 1949 – present · Film
Hugh David PolitzerAugust 31, 1949 – present · Science
Alexei UchitelAugust 31, 1951 – present · Film
Pavel VinogradovAugust 31, 1953 – present · Space- Masashi TashiroAugust 31, 1956 – present · Film
Rituparno GhoshAugust 31, 1963 – May 30, 2013 · Film- Joseph CedarAugust 31, 1968 – present · Film
Jonathan LaPagliaAugust 31, 1969 – present · Film
Debbie GibsonAugust 31, 1970 – present · Music
Zack WardAugust 31, 1970 – present · Film
Marc WebbAugust 31, 1974 – present · Film
Sara RamirezAugust 31, 1975 – present · Music