August 31 in History

31 August in History – 1975 years ago

Bosporan War

Europe 49: Bosporan War *

In the late 40s AD the Bosporan Kingdom—a Roman client state on the Black Sea—was thrown... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 49: Bosporan War
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Bosporan War
In the late 40s AD the Bosporan Kingdom—a Roman client state on the Black Sea—was thrown into...
 

Ending on 31 August 1499

Roldán in revolt against Columbus

All Events on 31 August

ends   2005
Hurricane Katrina
ends   1996
Russian attempt to crush Chechnya fails
  1991
Uzbekistan secedes from Soviet Union
  1991
Kyrgyzstan secedes from Soviet Union
starts   1980
Solidarity movement in Poland
ends   1965
US invades Dominican Rep.
  1962
Trinidad & Tobago gains independence from UK
  1957
Independence of Malaya
starts   1932
Peru occupies Leticia
starts   1923
Italy occupies Corfu in dispute with Greece
starts   1913
Provisional Government of Western Thrace independent
  1907
Britain & Russia divide south-central Asia
  1882
Iglesias calls for Peru to end war with Chile
ends   1862
Herzegovinians in revolt against Ottoman rule
ends   1862
Ottomans invade Montenegro in retaliation for its support of Herzegovinian revolt
  1839
Carlists agree to peace in Basque Country
  1823
French defeat Spanish Liberals at Trocadero
ends   1499
Roldán in revolt against Columbus
  1451
Iroquois Confederacy founded*
starts   435
Bagaudae revolt against Roman rule in farther Gaul*
ends   422
Armenia in revolt against Persian rule*
  384
Theodosius recognizes Magnus Maximus as co-emperor*
  365
Gothia revolts against Valens*
ends   353
Poemenius in revolt in support of Constantius II*
  192
Commodus renames Rome as Commodiana*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 31 August for purposes of Omniatlas

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