Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

1969  On this day in history john Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"   

1969  Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour" on May - 31.   

1970  On May - 31 at 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)   

1970  On this day in history at 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)   

1971  On May - 31 dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies   

1972  Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam on May - 31.   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on May - 31.   

1973  On May - 31 albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89   

1974  On this day in history israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights   

1974  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 31.   

1974  On May - 31 adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70   

1976  On May - 31 jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies   

1977  On this day in history "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances   

1977  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on this day in history.   

1977  On May - 31 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

1979  On May - 31 radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens   

1979  On this day in history zimbabwe proclaims independence   

1979  On this day in history nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies   

1980  On this day in history "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38   

1980  Police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich on May - 31.   

1982  Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 31 57th National Spelling Bee Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1984  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record   

1984  On this day in history 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1985  On May - 31 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000   

1985  Guatemala adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1985  New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 on May - 31.   

1987  Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies on May - 31.   

1989  On May - 31 first International Rock Awards   

1989  On May - 31 speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns   

1989  C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies on this day in history.   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on May - 31.   

1990  On May - 31 nYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce   

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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 May - 31 birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

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

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

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 May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

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

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  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.