| July 31st 1960 | - Event: | Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state |
| July 31st 1945 | - Birth: | Tomas Vackar, composer |
| July 31st 1968 | - Birth: | Andre Ware, CFL quarterback (Toronto Argonauts) |
| July 31st 1919 | - Death: | R G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies |
| July 31st 1976 | - Event: | Waldemar Cierpinski runs Olympic marathon (2:09:55.0) |
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