August 31 in History

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1933 — The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage

August 31 spans 52 recorded events across recorded history, from 1056 to 2025. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 52 events 1056 – 2025

More major events on August 31

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1798 Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht. Source
  2. 1999 The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. Source
  3. 1795 War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. Source

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In 1933, The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

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Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 31 August 1933, the first held under universal male suffrage. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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The extension of the franchise to all men over 21 followed social unrest referred to as the Andorran Revolution. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

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As political parties were not legalised until 1993, all candidates ran as independents. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.

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In 1933, The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.


1056 List_of_Roman_and_Byzantine_empresses
After a sudden gastric illness, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty.
1218 Al-Kamil
Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty.
Ayyubid sultan of Egypt from 1218 to 1238
1314 Haakon_V
King Haakon V moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo.
King of Norway from 1299 to 1319
1420
The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
Earthquake and tsunami in Chile
1422 Henry_V_of_England
King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France and his son, Henry VI, becomes king at the age of nine months.
King of England from 1413 to 1422
1483
Under the influence of the Ottoman government, patriarch Symeon I convenes a synod of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Constantinople which defines the ritual for admitting Catholics to the Eastern Orthodox Churches and condemns the church union of Ferrara-Florence.
Three-time Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1466 to 1486
1776 William_Livingston
William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
American Founding Father and politician (1723–1790)
1795 War_of_the_First_Coalition
War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
1792–1797 wars between France and European powers
1798 Irish_Rebellion_of_1798
Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht.
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
1813 Peninsular_War
Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
1864 American_Civil_War
American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, the culmination of the Atlanta campaign, begins as Union forces under General William T.
Sherman clash with Confederate troops under General William J. Hardee south of Atlanta.
1876 List_of_sultans_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother, Abdul Hamid II.
1886 1886_Charleston_earthquake
The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake strikes southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 60 people and causing damage worth an estimated at $5 to $6 million.
Earthquake in South Carolina, United States
1888 Mary_Ann_Nichols
Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered.
First canonical victim of Jack the Ripper (1845–1888)
1895 Ferdinand_von_Zeppelin
German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
1907 Anglo-Russian_Convention
Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan.
Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
1918 World_War_I
World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
1920 Polish–Soviet_War
Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
20th-century conflict between Poland and Russia
1935
In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts.
U.S. laws enacted before World War II
1936
Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
International broadcasting service of the Czech Republic
1939 Nazi_Germany
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
German state from 1933 to 1945
1940 Lovettsville_air_disaster
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia.
The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
1941 World_War_II
World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
1943 USS_Harmon_(DE-678)
USS Harmon, the first U.S.
Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
1949 Democratic_Army_of_Greece
The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War.
Military force of the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946-49)
1950 TWA_Flight_903
TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.
1950 aviation accident
1957 Federation_of_Malaya
The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Country in Southeast Asia (1948–1963)
1959 Letter_bomb
A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
Terrorism method
1962 Trinidad_and_Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
Country in the Caribbean
1963 Crown_Colony_of_North_Borneo
Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance.
British colony in Asia from 1946 to 1963
1968 Congress_of_Carrara
Start of the Congress of Carrara, one of the major 20th century anarchist congresses.
1972 Aeroflot_Flight_558
Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard.
1972 aviation accident
1986 Aeroméxico_Flight_498
Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
1986 mid-air collision over California
1986 Soviet_Union
The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1987 Thai_Airways_Flight_365
Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
1987 aviation accident
1988 Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1141
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14.
1988 aviation accident in Texas
1988 CAAC_Flight_301
CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people.
1988 aviation accident
1991 Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
Country in Central Asia
1993 Lithuania
Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
Country in Northern Europe
1994 Estonia
Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
Country in Northern Europe
1996 Saddam_Hussein
Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
1997 Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
1999 1999_Russian_apartment_bombings
The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
Terrorist bombings in Russia
1999 Líneas_Aéreas_Privadas_Argentinas
A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground.
Airline based in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1977–2003)
2002 Typhoon_Rusa
Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people.
Pacific typhoon in 2002
2005 2005_Al-Aimmah_Bridge_disaster
The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
2005 crowd crush in Iraq
2006 Edvard_Munch
Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
Norwegian painter (1863–1944)
2016 Dilma_Rousseff
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.
President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016
2024 2024_Kamchatka_Mil_Mi-8_crash
A helicopter crashes in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, killing all 22 occupants.
2024 aviation accident in Kamchatka, Russia
2025 2025_Tarasin_landslide
A landslide in the Darfur region of Sudan kills over 1000 people.
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2025
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 1400 people.
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