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What happened in history on this day: August 31?
On August 31 in ...
- 1897 - Thomas Edison receives a patent on the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- 1955 - NBC begins airing the Father Knows Best 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1955 - First microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Texas, USA).
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the last The Bill Cosby Show in the USA.
- 1990 - The 570th and last episode of the show Win, Lose, or Draw is aired in syndication.
- 1991 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the animated series New Kids on the Block.
Births on August 31
- 1897 - Birth of Frederic March in Wisconsin, USA; actor (Dr Jeckyll - Academy Awards 1932/1946).
- 1903 - Birth of Arthur Godfrey; radio, TV host (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout).
- 1905 - Birth of Dore Schary; producer/writer/director (Act One, Boys Town, Big City).
- 1914 - Birth of Richard Basehart in Zanesville, Ohio, USA; actor (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea).
- 1916 - Birth of Daniel Schorr; broadcast journalist (CBS).
- 1924 - Birth of Buddy (Leonard) Hackett in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedian (God's Little Acre, Music Man).
- 1928 - Birth of James Coburn in Laurel, Nebraska, USA; actor (Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven).
- 1930 - Birth of Tiny Little Junior in Worthington, Minnesota, USA; pianist (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1931 - Birth of Noble Willingham; American actor (Walker, Texas Ranger) (dies 2004).
- 1937 - Birth of Warren Berlinger in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Larry - Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two).
- 1942 - Birth of Carole Wells in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Pistols n Petticoats).
- 1949 - Birth of Richard Gere in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman).
- 1954 - Birth of Tula [Barry Kenneth Cossey] in England; actor (For Your Eyes Only).
- 1959 - Birth of Rachel Dennison in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Doralee Rhodes - 9 to 5).
Deaths on August 31
- 1968 - Death of Dennis O'Keefe at age 60 from lung cancer; actor/director (The Dennis O'Keefe Show TV show (1959), Lux Video Theatre, Climax, Suspicion, Follow the Sun).
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