August 31 in History
31 August in History – 1975 years ago
Europe 49: Bosporan War *
In the late 40s AD the Bosporan Kingdom—a Roman client state on the Black Sea—was thrown... SEE MORE…
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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
1862
Herzegovinians in revolt against Ottoman rule
ends
1862
Ottomans invade Montenegro in retaliation for its support of Herzegovinian revolt
1839
Carlists agree to peace in Basque Country
1823
French defeat Spanish Liberals at Trocadero
ends
1499
Roldán in revolt against Columbus
1451
Iroquois Confederacy founded*
starts
435
Bagaudae revolt against Roman rule in farther Gaul*
ends
422
Armenia in revolt against Persian rule*
384
Theodosius recognizes Magnus Maximus as co-emperor*
365
Gothia revolts against Valens*
ends
353
Poemenius in revolt in support of Constantius II*
192
Commodus renames Rome as Commodiana*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 31 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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