Famous Birthdays
- Eddie Plank, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1910, 11, 13 Philadelphia A's), born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1926)
Famous Deaths
- Oskar Peschel, German geographer (classified men into seven races in his book "The Races of Man: and their geographical distribution"), dies at 49
Died in 1875 1875 Highlights
About August 31, 1875
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 148 years, 7 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Virgo
