| July 31st 1767 | - Birth: | Amelie Julia Candielle, composer |
| July 31st 1992 | - Event: | Tam s Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36) |
| July 31st 1959 | - Birth: | Peter Senior, Singapore, Australasia golfer |
| July 31st 1987 | - Event: | Guns & Roses song \"Appetite for Destruction\" is released |
| July 31st 1967 | - Birth: | Sean O\'Neill, Toledo OH, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92) |
| July 31st 1983 | - Event: | B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, & W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame |
| July 31st 1988 | - Event: | Last Playboy club closes (Lansing Michigan) |
| July 31st 1876 | - Event: | US Coast Guard officers\' training school established (New Bedford MA) |
| July 31st 1844 | - Birth: | Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist |
| July 31st 1957 | - Birth: | Dirk Blocker, LA Calif, actor (Baa Baa Black Sheep, Ryan\'s Four) |
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