August 31:

Births

• 1879 - Emperor Taishō (d. 1926)
• 1947 - Yumiko Ōshima, author and illustrator
• 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, singer, actor, and director
• 1968 - Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player
• 1973 - Kaori Mizumori, singer
• 1975 - Takahiro Suwa, wrestler
• 1998 - Saya Kawamoto, idol and singer

Deaths

• 1234 - Emperor Go-Horikawa (b. 1212)