Born on 31 August 2016

At A Glance

31 August 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

31 August 2016 was a Wednesday.

Irish Chart Song in 2016

The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.

Top Film of 2016

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.

Star sign

The star sign for 31 August is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 31 August 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 31 August 2016 was New Moon.

On this day: 31 August

• 1993 Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
• 1994 Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia.
• 1996 Saddam Hussein's troops seize Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK.
• 2006 Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
• 2016 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office.

Famous people born on 31 August

• Richard Gere, American actor and producer (born 1949)
• Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (born 1985)
• Jalen Brunson, American basketball player (born 1996)
• Caligula, Roman emperor (born 12)

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