July 31, 1960 Congress, Arizona An unidentified young girl between the ages of 3 and 6 years old is found burned and partially buried The girl, nicknamed "Little Miss Nobody," was found approximately 2 weeks after her death and, despite the fact her body was in a state of advanced decay, her face was considered…
Fog causes plane to strike seawall, killing 89
July 31, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts Delta Airlines Flight 723 crashes, killing all 89 occupants Weather conditions including fog, as well as a controller busy handling a potential collision between 2 other aircrafts, were the main causes for the fatal crash. While attempting to land, Flight 723 struck a seawall which demolished the craft. Two of…
Bridge collapses from overcrowding, kills 32 and wounds over 1,000
July 31, 1988 Penang, Malaysia The Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge collapses, killing 32 and injuring 1,634 The collapse was blamed on extreme overcrowding. The terminal was built in 1956 and was not designed to withstand the force of the over 10,000 people attempting to use the bridge and ferries. The influx of visitors…
FLW: claimed his murdered victims were guilty of crimes against him and were executed after road rage incidents
Famous Last Words Douglas Feldman Dallas County, Texas July 31, 2013 “I hereby declare Robert Steven Everett and Nicolas Velasquez guilty of crimes against me, Douglas Alan Feldman. Either by fact or by proxy, I find them both guilty. I hereby sentence both of them to death, which I carried out in August of 1998.…
Today in Horror History: July 31
Birthdays:Mario Bava (July 31, 1914 - April 27, 1980), who write and directed Black Sunday (1960), Evil Eye (1963), Black Sabbath (1963), Planet of the Vampires (1965), Kill, Baby, Kill (1966), Bay of Blood (1971), The House of Exorcism (1975), and Shock (1977). Geoffrey Lewis (July 31, 1935 - April 7, 2015), father of Juliette…
