FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

John Ford

John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1894)

David Frost

David Frost, English journalist and game show host (born 1939)

Charles Baudelaire

Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (born 1821)

Anthoine Hubert

Anthoine Hubert, French race car driver (born 1996)

John Bunyan

John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (born 1628)

Aristides of Athens

Christian feast day: Aristides of Athens

Cuthburh

Christian feast day: Cuthburh

Independence Day (Kyrgyzstan)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Departure Day

Departure Day, celebrates the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan

August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Baloch-Pashtun Unity Day

Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)

Amatus of Nusco

Christian feast day: Amatus of Nusco

Nicodemus

Christian feast day: Nicodemus

Paulinus of Trier

Christian feast day: Paulinus of Trier

Raymond Nonnatus

Christian feast day: Raymond Nonnatus

Wala of Corbie

Christian feast day: Wala of Corbie

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

Christian feast day: Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

Public holidays in Poland

Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)

Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.

Romanian Language Day

Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine)

Sabah Day

Sabah Day (Sabah, Borneo)

John Ford

John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1894)

Aristides of Athens

Christian feast day: Aristides of Athens