Today in History for 31st July 2026

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Historical Events

1932 - German election (NSDAP gets 37.3%)
1967 - Rolling Stones' singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England after serving 1 month on drug charges
1970 - Black Tot Day: the last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy, which started in 1740
1980 - Crew of Soyuz 37 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36
2022 - Women's Euro 2022: England defeats Germany 2-1 in extra time in front of the biggest-ever Euro crowd of 87,192 at Wembley, London

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Famous Birthdays

1929 - José Santamaría, Uruguayan soccer defender (Uruguay 20, Spain 16 caps; Nacional, Real Madrid) and manager (Español, Spain), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2026)
1932 - John Searle, American philosopher (Chinese Room Argument), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2025)
1951 - Gerald Anthony, American actor (Marco Dane in "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1981 - M. Shadows [Matthew Sanders], American singer (Avenged Sevenfold), born in Huntington Beach, California
1988 - A. J. Green [Adriel Jeremiah Green], American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Summerville, South Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1972 - Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium, Secretary-General of NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73
1988 - André Navarra, French concert cellist (Jolivet's Cello Concerto), and educator (Paris Conservatoire, 1947-88), dies at 76
1997 - Edith Fore, American pitchwoman (ad for LifeCall alarm - I've fallen and I can't get up!), dies at 81
2015 - Howard W. Jones Jr., American physician who oversaw the birth of the first American 'test tube' baby and helped open the first sex-change clinic in a US hospital, dies at 104
2022 - Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky], American record company executive (Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros; Dreamworks), dies at 95

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