| July 31st 1929 | - Birth: | Oriana Fallaci, Italian journalist |
| July 31st 1912 | - Birth: | Bill Brown, cricketer (Australian opener of the 30\'s & 40\'s) |
| July 31st 1967 | - Birth: | Rodney Harvey, actor (Salsa) |
| July 31st 1882 | - Birth: | Grete Gulbransson, writer |
| July 31st 1992 | - Event: | Jeff Rouse swims world record/OR 100m backstroke (53.86 sec) |
| July 31st 1828 | - Birth: | Fran‡ois Auguste Gevaert, Belgian composer (Le diable au moulin) |
| July 31st 1981 | - Death: | Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash |
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