Historical Events
- Dutch Spakenburg football team forms
- Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi)
- Roy Wilkins joins NAACP as Assistant Secretary
Famous Birthdays
- Janice Rule, American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife), born in Norwood, Ohio (d. 2003)
- Mario Kuri-Aldana, Mexican composer, born in Tampico, Mexico (d. 2013)
- Richard F. Heck, American chemist who discovered the Heck Reaction (Nobel Prize 2010), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
About August 15, 1931
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 92 years, 8 months and 15 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Leo
