August 31 in History

31 August in History – 86 years ago

Nomonhan Incident

Asia Pacific 1939: Nomonhan Incident

A second Soviet-Japanese dispute broke out on the Mongolian border in May 1939, culminating... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 1941: Operation Barbarossa
Europe 1941
Operation Barbarossa
In the early hours of June 22, Hitler launched his invasion of the Soviet Union. It was the...
Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1939: Nomonhan Incident
Asia Pacific 1939
Nomonhan Incident
A second Soviet-Japanese dispute broke out on the Mongolian border in May 1939, culminating in...
Historical Atlas of Asia Pacific 1918: Siberian Intervention
Asia Pacific 1918
Siberian Intervention
In the chaos of the Russian Revolution, Czechoslovak troops seized control of the Trans-Siberian...
Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1907: Anglo-Russian Entente
Southern Asia 1907
Anglo-Russian Entente
While the British were in Tibet, their ally Japan was fighting Russia in northeast Asia. To...
Historical Atlas of Europe 1823: Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
Europe 1823
Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis
The Spanish Revolution of 1820 made King Ferdinand VII a virtual prisoner of the liberal...
Historical Atlas of Europe 49: Bosporan War
Europe 49
Bosporan War
In the late 40s AD the Bosporan Kingdom—a Roman client state on the Black Sea—was thrown into...
 

Starting on 31 August 1923

Italy occupies Corfu in dispute with Greece

All Events on 31 August

ends   2005
Hurricane Katrina
ends   1996
Russian attempt to crush Chechnya fails
  1991
Uzbekistan secedes from Soviet Union
  1991
Kyrgyzstan secedes from Soviet Union
starts   1980
Solidarity movement in Poland
ends   1965
US invades Dominican Rep.
  1962
Trinidad & Tobago gains independence from UK
  1957
Independence of Malaya
starts   1932
Peru occupies Leticia
starts   1923
Italy occupies Corfu in dispute with Greece
starts   1913
Provisional Government of Western Thrace independent
  1907
Britain & Russia divide south-central Asia
  1882
Iglesias calls for Peru to end war with Chile
ends   1499
Roldán in revolt against Columbus
  1451
Iroquois Confederacy founded*
  192
Commodus renames Rome as Commodiana*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 31 August for purposes of Omniatlas

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