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  1. George Washington

    Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet

    Wednesday Jul 31, 1793U.S.

    On July 31, 1793 Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet. Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794 and commissioned the first six federal frigates to combat Barbary pirates.

  2. World War 1

    Germany Responds."state of danger of war"

    Friday Jul 31, 1914Germany

    Russia, in support of Serbia, declared partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary. German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg waited until the 31st for an appropriate response, when Germany declared Erklärung des Kriegszustandes or State of Danger of War.

  3. New York Stock Exchange

    Exchange was closed in WWI

    Friday Jul 31, 1914New York City, New York, U.S.

    The exchange was closed shortly after the beginning of World War I (July 31, 1914), but it partially re-opened on November 28 of that year in order to help the war effort by trading bonds and completely reopened for stock trading in mid-December.

  4. Hungarian–Romanian War

    Hungarian Army retreated Towards Budapest

    Thursday Jul 31, 1919Budapest, Hungary

    On 31 July the Hungarian army retreated towards Budapest.

  5. Red Summer

    Syracuse riot

    Thursday Jul 31, 1919Syracuse, New York, U.S.

    The Syracuse riot of 1919 were a violent racial riot, on July 31, 1919, between white and black workers of the Globe Malleable Iron Works in Syracuse, New York.

  6. Great Depression

    German federal election (July 1932)

    Sunday Jul 31, 1932Berlin, Germany

    The German federal election, July 1932 is held, and the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, becomes the largest party in the Reichstag.

  7. First Indochina War

    French General Charles Chanson was assassinated

    Tuesday Jul 31, 1951South Vietnam

    On July 31, French General Charles Chanson was assassinated during a propaganda suicide attack at Sa Đéc in South Vietnam that was blamed on the Việt Minh although it was argued in some quarters that Cao Đài nationalist Trình Minh Thế could have been involved in its planning.

  8. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's wife called her Son and Daughter

    Thursday Jul 31, 197507:00:00 AMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 7:00 a.m. Hoffa's wife called her son and daughter by telephone, saying their father had not come home.

  9. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's Unlocked car in the Parking

    Thursday Jul 31, 197507:20:00 AMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 7:20 a.m. Linteau went to the Machus Red Fox and found Hoffa's unlocked car in the parking lot, but there was no sign of Hoffa or any indication of what had happened to him.

  10. Jimmy Hoffa

    A Missing Persons Report

    Thursday Jul 31, 197506:00:00 PMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 6:00 p.m., Hoffa's son, James P. Hoffa, filed a missing persons report.

  11. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's wife called the police

    Thursday Jul 31, 1975Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, Hoffa's wife called the police, who later arrived at the scene. State police were brought in and the FBI was alerted.

  12. Gulf War

    Discussions

    Tuesday Jul 31, 1990Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Discussions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, mediated on the Arab League's behalf by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, were held on 31 July and led Mubarak to believe that a peaceful course could be established.

  13. Shimon Peres

    2000 Israeli presidential election

    Monday Jul 31, 2000Israel

    In 2000, Peres ran for a seven-year term as Israel's President, a ceremonial head of state position which usually authorizes the selection of Prime Minister. However, he lost to Likud candidate Moshe Katsav.

  14. Angelina Jolie

    Cambodian Citizenship

    Sunday Jul 31, 2005Cambodia

    In recognition of Jolie's conservation efforts in Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni awarded her Cambodian citizenship on July 31, 2005.

  15. Raúl Castro

    Temporary Control Over The Presidency

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Havana, Cuba

    On 31 July 2006, Fidel Castro's personal secretary, Carlos Valenciaga, announced on state-run television that Fidel Castro would provisionally hand over the duties of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (party chief), President of the Council of State of Cuba (head of state), President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (prime minister), and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to Raúl Castro while Fidel underwent and recovered from intestinal surgery to repair gastrointestinal bleeding.

  16. Fidel Castro

    Delegated his Presidential

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Havana, Cuba

    Castro underwent surgery for intestinal bleeding, and on 31 July 2006, delegated his presidential duties to Raúl Castro.

  17. Michael Ballack

    Ballack's debut for Chelsea

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Ballack's debut for Chelsea came on 31 July 2006, during a practice match at UCLA's intramural football pitch. Chelsea presented him to the media the following day where the club also gave him his favoured number 13 shirt, worn throughout his career.

  18. Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    IndyMac Bancorp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

    Thursday Jul 31, 2008U.S.

    IndyMac Bancorp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 31, 2008.

  19. Microsoft

    Outlook.com

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2012Redmond, Washington, U.S.

    On July 31, they launched the Outlook.com webmail service to compete with Gmail.

  20. BMW

    BMW announced to build 1 billion euro car factory in Hungary

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2018Hungary

    On 31 July 2018, BMW announced to build 1 billion euro car factory in Hungary. The plant, to be built near Debrecen, will have a production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.

  21. Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Deleted 17 accounts Related To The 2018 American Elections

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2018Menlo Park, California, U.S.

    On July 31, Facebook said that the company had deleted 17 accounts related to the 2018 American elections.

  22. Andrew Yang

    Second Debate

    Wednesday Jul 31, 2019Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

    During the second debate in Detroit on July 31, Yang answered questions on topics including civil rights, healthcare, immigration, party strategy, climate, and the economy. He spoke for a total of 8.7 minutes, which was again the least of any candidate on either night. He was the only second-night candidate who did not spend any time in "back-and-forths" with other candidates. Yang drew attention for his decision to not wear a necktie in either debate. In his closing statement, Yang called out the media and the debate formats a September interview with Politico, Yang further clarified his stance on candidates attacking each other at the debates. According to Yang, there "is this sense of manufactured outrage and rehearsed attack lines", and as "a proxy for the American public", he finds "the process to be very false and somewhat misdirected" "It's not left, it's not right, it's forward" has been compared to a similar slogan used by the Green Party of Canada. On August 8, Yang received 2% support in the fourth qualifying poll, thus meeting both qualification criteria for the third debate

  23. Thomas Dudley Birth

    Thursday Jul 31, 1653Massachusetts

    The British colonial governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Dudley, passed away at the age of 76.

  24. Philip the Good Brith

    Sunday Jul 31, 1396Dijon

    The Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, was born in Dijon, Burgundy.

  25. Augusta Frederica Birth

    Wednesday Jul 31, 1737London

    Princess Augusta Frederica was born in London, England.

  26. George Washington

    Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet

    Wednesday Jul 31, 1793U.S.

    On July 31, 1793 Jefferson submitted his resignation from Washington's cabinet. Washington signed the Naval Act of 1794 and commissioned the first six federal frigates to combat Barbary pirates.

  27. World War 1

    Germany Responds."state of danger of war"

    Friday Jul 31, 1914Germany

    Russia, in support of Serbia, declared partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary. German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg waited until the 31st for an appropriate response, when Germany declared Erklärung des Kriegszustandes or State of Danger of War.

  28. New York Stock Exchange

    Exchange was closed in WWI

    Friday Jul 31, 1914New York City, New York, U.S.

    The exchange was closed shortly after the beginning of World War I (July 31, 1914), but it partially re-opened on November 28 of that year in order to help the war effort by trading bonds and completely reopened for stock trading in mid-December.

  29. Hungarian–Romanian War

    Hungarian Army retreated Towards Budapest

    Thursday Jul 31, 1919Budapest, Hungary

    On 31 July the Hungarian army retreated towards Budapest.

  30. Red Summer

    Syracuse riot

    Thursday Jul 31, 1919Syracuse, New York, U.S.

    The Syracuse riot of 1919 were a violent racial riot, on July 31, 1919, between white and black workers of the Globe Malleable Iron Works in Syracuse, New York.

  31. Great Depression

    German federal election (July 1932)

    Sunday Jul 31, 1932Berlin, Germany

    The German federal election, July 1932 is held, and the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, becomes the largest party in the Reichstag.

  32. First Indochina War

    French General Charles Chanson was assassinated

    Tuesday Jul 31, 1951South Vietnam

    On July 31, French General Charles Chanson was assassinated during a propaganda suicide attack at Sa Đéc in South Vietnam that was blamed on the Việt Minh although it was argued in some quarters that Cao Đài nationalist Trình Minh Thế could have been involved in its planning.

  33. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's wife called her Son and Daughter

    Thursday Jul 31, 197507:00:00 AMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 7:00 a.m. Hoffa's wife called her son and daughter by telephone, saying their father had not come home.

  34. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's Unlocked car in the Parking

    Thursday Jul 31, 197507:20:00 AMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 7:20 a.m. Linteau went to the Machus Red Fox and found Hoffa's unlocked car in the parking lot, but there was no sign of Hoffa or any indication of what had happened to him.

  35. Jimmy Hoffa

    A Missing Persons Report

    Thursday Jul 31, 197506:00:00 PMDetroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, At 6:00 p.m., Hoffa's son, James P. Hoffa, filed a missing persons report.

  36. Jimmy Hoffa

    Hoffa's wife called the police

    Thursday Jul 31, 1975Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

    On July 31, 1975, Hoffa's wife called the police, who later arrived at the scene. State police were brought in and the FBI was alerted.

  37. Gulf War

    Discussions

    Tuesday Jul 31, 1990Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Discussions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, mediated on the Arab League's behalf by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, were held on 31 July and led Mubarak to believe that a peaceful course could be established.

  38. Shimon Peres

    2000 Israeli presidential election

    Monday Jul 31, 2000Israel

    In 2000, Peres ran for a seven-year term as Israel's President, a ceremonial head of state position which usually authorizes the selection of Prime Minister. However, he lost to Likud candidate Moshe Katsav.

  39. Angelina Jolie

    Cambodian Citizenship

    Sunday Jul 31, 2005Cambodia

    In recognition of Jolie's conservation efforts in Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni awarded her Cambodian citizenship on July 31, 2005.

  40. Raúl Castro

    Temporary Control Over The Presidency

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Havana, Cuba

    On 31 July 2006, Fidel Castro's personal secretary, Carlos Valenciaga, announced on state-run television that Fidel Castro would provisionally hand over the duties of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (party chief), President of the Council of State of Cuba (head of state), President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (prime minister), and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to Raúl Castro while Fidel underwent and recovered from intestinal surgery to repair gastrointestinal bleeding.

  41. Fidel Castro

    Delegated his Presidential

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Havana, Cuba

    Castro underwent surgery for intestinal bleeding, and on 31 July 2006, delegated his presidential duties to Raúl Castro.

  42. Michael Ballack

    Ballack's debut for Chelsea

    Monday Jul 31, 2006Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    Ballack's debut for Chelsea came on 31 July 2006, during a practice match at UCLA's intramural football pitch. Chelsea presented him to the media the following day where the club also gave him his favoured number 13 shirt, worn throughout his career.

  43. Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    IndyMac Bancorp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

    Thursday Jul 31, 2008U.S.

    IndyMac Bancorp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 31, 2008.

  44. Microsoft

    Outlook.com

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2012Redmond, Washington, U.S.

    On July 31, they launched the Outlook.com webmail service to compete with Gmail.

  45. BMW

    BMW announced to build 1 billion euro car factory in Hungary

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2018Hungary

    On 31 July 2018, BMW announced to build 1 billion euro car factory in Hungary. The plant, to be built near Debrecen, will have a production capacity of 150,000 cars a year.

  46. Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Deleted 17 accounts Related To The 2018 American Elections

    Tuesday Jul 31, 2018Menlo Park, California, U.S.

    On July 31, Facebook said that the company had deleted 17 accounts related to the 2018 American elections.

  47. Andrew Yang

    Second Debate

    Wednesday Jul 31, 2019Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

    During the second debate in Detroit on July 31, Yang answered questions on topics including civil rights, healthcare, immigration, party strategy, climate, and the economy. He spoke for a total of 8.7 minutes, which was again the least of any candidate on either night. He was the only second-night candidate who did not spend any time in "back-and-forths" with other candidates. Yang drew attention for his decision to not wear a necktie in either debate. In his closing statement, Yang called out the media and the debate formats a September interview with Politico, Yang further clarified his stance on candidates attacking each other at the debates. According to Yang, there "is this sense of manufactured outrage and rehearsed attack lines", and as "a proxy for the American public", he finds "the process to be very false and somewhat misdirected" "It's not left, it's not right, it's forward" has been compared to a similar slogan used by the Green Party of Canada. On August 8, Yang received 2% support in the fourth qualifying poll, thus meeting both qualification criteria for the third debate

  48. Thomas Dudley Birth

    Thursday Jul 31, 1653Massachusetts

    The British colonial governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Dudley, passed away at the age of 76.

  49. Philip the Good Brith

    Sunday Jul 31, 1396Dijon

    The Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, was born in Dijon, Burgundy.

  50. Augusta Frederica Birth

    Wednesday Jul 31, 1737London

    Princess Augusta Frederica was born in London, England.