August 31 in History

• 1939

  August 31, 1939:

  American singer/actor, Frank Sinatra begins the recording of his song titled "All Or Nothing At All".

• 1973

  August 31, 1973:

  British rock collective The Rolling Stones unveils their album dubbed “Goat's Head Soup”. It would later peak at the summit of the UK Albums chart.

• 1974

  August 31, 1974:

  ABC shows the final episode of the American sitcom titled “The Partridge Family”. It stars Shirley Jones and David Cassidy.

• 1987

  August 31, 1987:

  MTV airs the first episode of the television show dubbed “Club MTV”. It is modeled on the popular television show known as “American Bandstand”.

• August 31, 1987:

  CBS Television network premieres the video titled “Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns” which stars the pop singer.

• 1994

  August 31, 1994:

  27-year-old R. Kelly ties the knot with fellow singer, Aaliyah aged 15 at a hotel located in Illinois.

• 1999

  August 31, 1999:

  Canadian hockey legend Dino Ciccarelli announces his retirement from the sport.

• 2004

  August 31, 2004:

  Rock group, Green Day issue their hit single titled “American Idiot”. The song would be included in their album of the same name.

• 2010

  August 31, 2010: American rock ensemble Papa Roach drop their maiden live album titled “Time for Annihilation”. It was produced by David Bendeth.

• 2019

  August 31, 2019:

  Art expert Caspar Jopling marries English singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding. Celebrities like Katy Perry, Princess Eugenie and James Blunt attended the ceremony.