On This Day in History July 31, 2018

Historical Events 1620  Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden for England before heading to America 1917  3rd Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) begins 1961  Israel welcomes its one millionth immigrant 2007  Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end More Historical Events Famous Birthdays J. K. Rowling 53rd Birthday John Ericsson (1803 - 1889) Michael Biehn 61st Birthday Ted Cassidy (1932 - 1979) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) More Famous Deaths