Page 9: Historical Events In May - 31

1990  On this day in history seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles   

1990  On this day in history soviet Legislature televised for the first time   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia   

1991  On May - 31 sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war   

1991  On May - 31 angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies   

1992  On this day in history 5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000   

1992  On May - 31 lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52   

1993  President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees on this day in history.   

1993  On May - 31 john Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69   

1994  On this day in history doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies   

1995  On this day in history tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59   

1996  On this day in history mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures   

1996  On this day in history colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80   

1997  On this day in history rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76   

2005  On May - 31 w. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat.   

2007  A calendar blue moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere on May - 31.   

2007  On May - 31 valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars Endzinš in the Latvian presidential election.   

2010  Nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade on this day in history.   

2017  Kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted   

2018  Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles on this day in history.   

2018  Matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear" on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 31 danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa   

2018  On this day in history uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip   

2018  On this day in history kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform   

2018  On May - 31 the U.S. announces that it will extend its tariffs on imported steel (25%) and aluminium (10%) to include the EU, Mexico and Canada, starting at midnight.   

2019  On this day in history former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman   

2020  On May - 31 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide.   

2021  Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences on this day in history.   

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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 May - 31 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 May - 31 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  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On May - 31 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 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  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

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

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.