Non-musical history for today: 1703 – Author Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet. This usually meant that the imprisoned would be pelted with tomatoes or other implements of humiliation. But, instead, he is pelted with flowers. Apparently, he had some fans!
Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for July 31.
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