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31 Aug 2020
R&B icon Akon ceremoniously laid the first stone for Akon City, a futuristic Wakanda-like city in Senegal.
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31 Aug 2006
Two of Edvard Munch's stolen artworks were found after being missing for two years.
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31 Aug 1998
North Korea Announces the Launch of its First Satellite.
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31 Aug 1998
North Korea allegedly launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, its first satellite.
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31 Aug 1997
Princess of Wales, Diana, Dies in a Car Crash.
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31 Aug 1994
Russian Troops Leave Estonia 3 years after Estonia declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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31 Aug 1994
After 25 years of fighting with the British, the IRA announced a ceasefire on Britain.
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31 Aug 1991
Uzbekistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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31 Aug 1991
Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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31 Aug 1957
The Federation of Malaya declares independence from the UK.
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31 Aug 1954
Hurricane Carol hit Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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31 Aug 1897
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
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31 Aug 1888
A body was found in London, which was revealed to be Mary Ann Nichols, who was a victim of the serial killer Jack the Ripper.
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31 Aug 1886
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
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31 Aug 1886
Crocker-Woolworth National Bank formed its headquarters in San Francisco.
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31 Aug 1881
The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
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31 Aug 1842
Micah Rugg patented a machine for dressing bolt heads.
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31 Aug 1772
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
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31 Aug 1422
King Henry V of England died aged 35 in Château de Vincennes, France.
