Births on July 31

Saeed-Al-Saffar

Born on July 31, 1968

Saeed-Al-Saffar, Emirati cricketer

Saeed-al-Saffar (born 31 July 1968) is a cricketer who has represented the UAE at international level, most notably in the One Day International the Emirates side played against the Netherlands in Lahore in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He also competed for the UAE in the 1996–97 and 2001 versions of the ICC Trophy, which is the qualifying competition for the World Cup played between non-Test nations.

He has the distinction of scoring a double hundred against Thailand in the acc trophy, scoring 209 not out, which by itself is a huge feat in the one day form of the game.

He also carries the record for the third wicket for the domestic competition in Sharjah Cricket stadium in Ramadhan Night Tournament, where he along with Qais Farooq put up 217 runs for the 3rd wicket.

His only ODI was [1] where he did not bat and bowled 3 overs conceding 25 runs without taking a wicket.

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Events on 1968

30 Jan

Tet Offensive
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
31 Jan

Tet Offensive
Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
29 Apr

Counterculture of the 1960s
The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with some of its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.
14 Oct

U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam War: The United States Department of Defense announces that the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps will send about 24,000 soldiers and Marines back to Vietnam for involuntary second tours of duty in the combat zone there.
20 Oct

Jacqueline Kennedy
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis.

Births on July 31

Saeed-Al-Saffar

Born on July 31, 1968

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Events on 1968

Tet Offensive

Tet Offensive

Counterculture of the 1960s

U.S. Marine Corps

Jacqueline Kennedy