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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31" title="August 31">August 31</a></b>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Malaysia)" title="Independence Day (Malaysia)">Independence Day</a> in <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></b> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" title="1957">1957</a>); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Language_Day" title="Romanian Language Day">Romanian Language Day</a></b> in Moldova and Romania
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1218" title="1218">1218</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Kamil" title="Al-Kamil">Al-Kamil</a></b> became the fourth sultan of the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubid_dynasty" title="Ayyubid dynasty">Ayyubid dynasty</a></b> of Egypt.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1888" title="1888">1888</a> – The body of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols" title="Mary Ann Nichols">Mary Ann Nichols</a>, the alleged first victim of an unidentified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer" title="Serial killer">serial killer</a> known as <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper" title="Jack the Ripper">Jack the Ripper</a></b> <i>(depicted)</i>, was found in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durward_Street" title="Durward Street">Buck's Row</a>, London.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_Matagorda_hurricane" title="1942 Matagorda hurricane">Matagorda hurricane</a></b>, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="1942 Atlantic hurricane season">1942 Atlantic hurricane season</a>, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – On the final day of the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1969" title="Isle of Wight Festival 1969">Isle of Wight Festival 1969</a></b>, an event attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> appeared in his first gig in three years.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019" title="2019">2019</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Alta_helicopter_crash" title="2019 Alta helicopter crash">A sightseeing helicopter crashed</a></b> in the mountains of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skoddevarre" title="Skoddevarre">Skoddevarre</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta,_Norway" title="Alta, Norway">Alta</a>, Norway, killing all six people on board.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aidan_of_Lindisfarne" title="Aidan of Lindisfarne">Aidan of Lindisfarne</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 651); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Mahler" title="Alma Mahler">Alma Mahler</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1879); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_Tianwei" title="Feng Tianwei">Feng Tianwei</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1986); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McAloney" title="William McAloney">William McAloney</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1995)</p>