Page 4: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1889  Athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink) on May - 31.   

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

1892  On this day in history gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader   

1893  On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

1894  Fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show) on this day in history.   

1897  Margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society) on May - 31.   

1898  On this day in history johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter   

1899  Conference of Bloemfontein fails on May - 31.   

1899  -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails on May - 31.   

1899  On May - 31 leonid Leonow, writer   

1900  Boxer rebellion in China on May - 31.   

1900  British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg on this day in history.   

1900  Piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry on this day in history.   

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 May - 31 tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)   

1900  Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef) on May - 31.   

1900  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1902  Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal on May - 31.   

1902  The Boer war, in South Africa, ends on this day in history.   

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  Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger on May - 31.   

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

1906  Attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid on this day in history.   

1906  Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history taxis first began running in NYC   

1907  Taxis 1st began running in NYC on May - 31.   

1907  Valston Hancock, British air marshal on this day in history.   

1908  Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first female airplane passenger (Belgium) on May - 31.   

1908  Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  On May - 31 birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

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

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 May - 31.   

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

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

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

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.   

1091  On May - 31 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  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)