Page 3: Historical Events In May - 31

1859  Phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later on May - 31.   

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

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

1861  Mint at New Orleans closes on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South   

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

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

1863  Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history raid at Morgan's Kentucky   

1864  On May - 31 albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)   

1866  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer on this day in history.   

1868  First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH on this day in history.   

1868  1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio on this day in history.   

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

1870  E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement on this day in history.   

1870  Congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks) on May - 31.   

1872  On May - 31 charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)   

1875  On this day in history italo Montemezzi, composer   

1878  German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed on May - 31.   

1878  On May - 31 uS Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation   

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

1879  On this day in history first electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition   

1879  On this day in history madison Square Garden opens its doors   

1879  1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on this day in history.   

1879  On May - 31 mark Hambourg, composer   

1880  On May - 31 league of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle assn), forms in Newport RI   

1883  On May - 31 french fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar   

1884  On this day in history dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"   

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

1888  On May - 31 jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)   

1889  Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1889  The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on May - 31.   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  On May - 31 birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

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

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on May - 31.   

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

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

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 May - 31.   

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