Page 4: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1889  On this day in history athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink)   

1891  Work on trans-Siberian railway begins on May - 31.   

1892  On May - 31 gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader   

1893  Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on May - 31.   

1894  On this day in history fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)   

1897  On May - 31 margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society)   

1898  Johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter on May - 31.   

1899  Conference of Bloemfontein fails on May - 31.   

1899  On May - 31 -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails   

1899  Leonid Leonow, writer on May - 31.   

1900  Boxer rebellion in China on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 31 british troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg   

1900  On May - 31 piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry   

1900  On this day in history sailors and Marines from USS Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, China with other Sailors and Marines from Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations from the Boxers   

1900  On this day in history tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)   

1900  Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef) on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 31 james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75   

1902  On this day in history australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever   

1902  On this day in history boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal   

1902  The Boer war, in South Africa, ends on May - 31.   

1902  Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history billy Mayerl, composer   

1905  On May - 31 emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger   

1905  On this day in history roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher   

1906  Attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid on May - 31.   

1906  On May - 31 hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56   

1907  Taxis first began running in NYC on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history taxis 1st began running in NYC   

1907  On this day in history valston Hancock, British air marshal   

1908  On May - 31 miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first female airplane passenger (Belgium)   

1908  On May - 31 miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium)   

1908  Don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places) on this day in history.   

1908  C L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies 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 May - 31.   

1472  On this day in history birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.   

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

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

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

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

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

1408  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

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