| July 31st 1936 | - Event: | Tokyo Japan is awarded the 1940 Olympics (later cancelled) |
| July 31st 1977 | - Event: | E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA |
| July 31st 1750 | - Death: | Johan V, King of Portugal, dies |
| July 31st 1654 | - Birth: | Jacob Hop, Dutch politician/diplomat |
| July 31st 1968 | - Death: | Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66 |
| July 31st 1985 | - Death: | Eugene Carson Blake, sec-gen World Council of Churches, dies at 78 |
| July 31st 1965 | - Death: | James Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75 |
| July 31st 1983 | - Event: | B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, & W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame |
| July 31st 1813 | - Event: | British invade Plattsburgh NY |
| July 31st 1767 | - Birth: | Amelie Julia Candielle, composer |
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