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- 1847
- The Republic of Costa Rica is proclaimed, succeeding the Free State of Costa Rica.
- 1955
- An unincorporated portion of Ecorse Township, within the eastern half of the median of Fort Street, is annexed into Wyandotte, Michigan.
- 1962
- The Colony of Trinidad and Tobago gains independence as a Commonwealth realm.
- 1967
- The Hjo-Stenstorps Järnväg narrow gauge line shuts down in Sweden after 94 years in operation.
- 1991
- In China's Shaanxi province, Xi'an Xiguan Airport closes after 61 years in operation in favor of Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
- 2002
- SkyTrain's Millennium Line is extended to Commercial Drive station.
- 2021
- Morton Hall is renamed Boswell Hall on the campus of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
- 2024
- Biddle Bowl in Wyandotte, Michigan closes after 76 years in business.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on August 31, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on August 31 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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