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| August 31st, 2006 | Event | Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch s famous painting The Scream was recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition. |
| August 31st, 2005 | Event | A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people. |
| August 31st, 2002 | Event | Morecambe FC experienced their highest away win in their history, 15-0 against Guisely. |
| August 31st, 1999 | Event | The first of a series of Russian Apartment Bombings in Moscow, killing one person and wounding 40 others. |
| August 31st, 1999 | Event | A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including 2 on the ground. |
| August 31st, 1998 | Event | North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite. |
| August 31st, 1997 | Event | Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed die as a result of a car crash in Paris. |
| August 31st, 1994 | Event | The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire. |
| August 31st, 1993 | Event | HMS Mercury closes after 52 years in commission. |
| August 31st, 1992 | Event | Pascal Lissouba is inaugurated as the President of the Republic of the Congo . |
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