Page 9: Historical Events In May - 31

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

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

1990  On May - 31 63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne   

1991  On May - 31 oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia   

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  5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000 on May - 31.   

1992  On this day in history lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52   

1993  On May - 31 president Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

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

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

2005  W. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat on May - 31.   

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

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

2010  On May - 31 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.   

2017  Kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on May - 31.   

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 May - 31 zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles   

2018  On May - 31 matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear"   

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

2018  Uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip on May - 31.   

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

2018  On this day in history 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  Former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman on May - 31.   

2020  On this day in history [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 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  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

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  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.   

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

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

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  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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

1349  On May - 31 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  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)