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July 31, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 30, 2014, covering July 31, 2014.

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    Album cover for Mandatory Fun by Weird Al Yankovic

    Mandatory Fun

    Weird Al Yankovic

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    Album cover for YES! by Jason Mraz

    YES!

    Jason Mraz

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    Album cover for The Black Market by Rise Against

    The Black Market

    Rise Against

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    Album cover for Kidz Bop 26 by Kidz Bop Kids

    Kidz Bop 26

    Kidz Bop Kids

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    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

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Notable Deaths

Warren Bennis

2014Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (born 1925)[†]

Warren Gamaliel Bennis was an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California.

2014Nabarun Bhattacharya, Indian journalist and author (born 1948)[†]

Nabarun Bhattacharya was an Indian writer who wrote in the Bengali language. He was born at Berhampore, West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattacharya and writer and activist Mahashweta Devi. His maternal grandfather was a writer from the Kallol era Manish Ghatak. Visionary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was his great-uncle.

2014Jeff Bourne, English footballer (born 1948)[†]

Jeffrey Albert Bourne was an English footballer who played as a striker. Born in Linton, Derbyshire, he spent most of his early career in the lower English divisions before moving to the United States where he played six seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the second division American Soccer League. He led the ASL in scoring in 1983.

Wilfred Feinberg

2014Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (born 1920)[†]

Wilfred Feinberg was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Historical Events

2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions

2014Gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung kill at least 20 people and injure more than 270.[†]

On 31 July 2014, a series of gas explosions occurred in the Cianjhen and Lingya districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, following reports of gas leaks earlier that night. Thirty-two people were killed and 321 people were injured.

Historical Context for July 31, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]