Page 3: Historical Events In May - 31

1859  On this day in history phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later   

1860  On May - 31 walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)   

1861  On May - 31 general Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

1861  Mint at New Orleans closes on this day in history.   

1861  Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on May - 31.   

1861  Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on May - 31.   

1862  Battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks)   

1862  Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on May - 31.   

1863  On this day in history francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer   

1864  Raid at Morgan's Kentucky on this day in history.   

1864  Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch) on this day in history.   

1866  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer on May - 31.   

1868  On May - 31 first Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH   

1868  1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio on May - 31.   

1870  On this day in history congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1870  On this day in history e J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement   

1870  On this day in history congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1872  On this day in history charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)   

1875  On May - 31 italo Montemezzi, composer   

1878  On May - 31 german battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed   

1878  US Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history german battleship Grosser Kurfurst sinks, 284 killed   

1879  First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on this day in history.   

1879  Madison Square Garden opens its doors on May - 31.   

1879  On May - 31 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition   

1879  Mark Hambourg, composer on May - 31.   

1880  League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle assn), forms in Newport RI on May - 31.   

1883  On this day in history french fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar   

1884  Dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]   

1888  Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania   

1889  The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on this day in history.   

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1443  On May - 31 birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on May - 31.   

1557  On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on this day in history.   

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)