Page 9: Historical Events In May - 31

1990  On May - 31 seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles   

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

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

1991  Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war   

1991  On this day in history 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  Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1993  President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees on May - 31.   

1993  John Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69 on May - 31.   

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

1995  Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 31 mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures   

1996  Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1997  On May - 31 rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76   

2005  W. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat on this day in history.   

2007  A calendar blue moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere on this day in history.   

2007  Valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars Endzinš in the Latvian presidential election on this day in history.   

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  Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles   

2018  Matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear" on May - 31.   

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

2018  On May - 31 uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip   

2018  Kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform on this day in history.   

2018  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 on May - 31.   

2019  On May - 31 former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman   

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1443  On May - 31 birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1613  On May - 31 birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

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 May - 31.   

1198  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

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

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

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)