July 31

Events


 * 1910 - Marconi telegraph signals were used in a murder case for the first time
 * 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow is aired for the first time.

Births


 * 1911 – George Liberace, American musician (d. 1983)
 * 1918 – Hank Jones, American pianist
 * 1931 – Kenny Burrell, American guitarist
 * 1943 – Lobo, American singer and songwriter
 * 1945 – Gary Lewis, American vocalist (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)
 * 1946 – Bob Welch, American musician
 * 1955 – Jakie Quartz, French singer
 * 1957 – Daniel Ash, British musician (Bauhaus)
 * 1958 – Bill Berry, American musician (R.E.M.)
 * 1959 – Stanley Jordan, American jazz guitarist
 * 1963 – Norman Cook, British musician (The Housemartins, Freak Power, Beats International, Fatboy Slim)
 * 1967 – Minako Honda, Japanese singer and musical actress (d. 2005)
 * 1967 – Tim Wright (musician), Composer
 * 1971 – John Lowery, American guitarist
 * 1975 – Simon Hirst, British radio DJ
 * 1975 – Allan von Schenkel, American musician
 * 1976 – Joshua Cain, American musician (Motion City Soundtrack)
 * 1979 – Jade Kwan, Hong Kong singer
 * 1981 – Ira Losco, Maltese singer
 * 1981 – Matthew Sanders, American singer (Avenged Sevenfold)
 * 1988 – Krystal Meyers, American Christian singer/songwriter/musician