August 31
From Bahaipedia
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 122 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1868: Bahá’u’lláh arrives in ‘Akká.
- 1876: 'Abdu'l-Hamid II becomes Sultan, upon which the banishment decree of Sultan 'Abdu'l-Aziz is relaxed.