2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions
Gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung kill at least 20 people and injure more than 270.
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Calvin Ramsay
Calvin Ramsay, Scottish footballer
On July 31, 2002, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring the legendary blues musician Robert Johnson...
"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail."
Gustave Flaubert
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
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Gustave Flaubert
"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail."
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Sovereignty Restoration Day
Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observance:
Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement)
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Trinity term
End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England)
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Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first day of the eighth month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
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July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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2024
2 yrs ago
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Ismail Haniyeh
Ismail Haniyeh, Palestinian politician, political leader of Hamas (born 1962/1963)
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Paul Bucha
Paul Bucha, United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)
2023
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