Hideo Nomo

Japanese baseball player.

Born August 31st, 1968 (age 57 years) in Minato-ku. ^[ref]

Raymond Williams

Welsh scholar, author, and marxist literary critic.

Born August 31st, 1921 in Pandy, Monmouthshire. ^[ref]

Died January 26th, 1988 at 66 years old in Saffron Walden (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Edwin Moses

American track and field athlete.

Born August 31st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dayton.

Thomas Suozzi

American politician.

Born August 31st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Glen Cove.

Mona Marshall

American voice actress.

Born August 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Sanford Meisner

American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997).

Born August 31st, 1905 in Brooklyn.

Died February 2nd, 1997 at 91 years old in Sherman Oaks.

Jaime Sin

Roman catholic archbishop of manila.

Born August 31st, 1928 in Aklan.

Died June 21st, 2005 at 76 years old in Metro Manila (kidney failure).

Blake Wheeler

American ice hockey player.

Born August 31st, 1986 (age 39 years) in Plymouth.

Alan Jay Lerner

American lyricist and librettist (1918-1986).

Born August 31st, 1918 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died June 14th, 1986 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Reb Beach

American guitarist.

Born August 31st, 1963 (age 62 years) in Pittsburgh.