Historical Event on July 31

Remembrance on July 31:

International Event:

1498 - Christopher Columbus discovered the Island of Trinidad.

1774 - Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen.

1809 - First practical U.S. railroad track in Philadelphia.

1876 - U.S. Coast Guard officer's training school established in New Bedford.

1914 - Oil discovered in Lake of Maracaibo.

1925 - Unemployment Insurance Act passed in England.

1959 - First exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opened.

1962 - Federation of Malaysia formed.

1976 - Seychelles Independence Day.

1981 - Arnette Hubbard appointed as first woman president of the National Bar Association.

1990 - Bosnia-Hercegovina declared independence.

National Event:

1658 - Aurangzeb appointed himself the Mongol emperor.

1861 - 9300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji becomes a world record.

1948 - State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.

1992 - Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar won the Magsaysay Award.

Days Observed on July 31:

Warriors Day - Malaysia

Treasury Day - Poland