Historical Events In May - 31

1859  Phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later on this day in history.   

1860  Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner) on May - 31.   

1861  General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on May - 31.   

1861  On May - 31 mint at New Orleans closes   

1861  On this day in history gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

1861  Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on May - 31.   

1862  On May - 31 battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South   

1862  Battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks) on this day in history.   

1862  Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on May - 31.   

1863  On this day in history francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer   

1864  On May - 31 raid at Morgan's Kentucky   

1864  On this day in history albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch)   

1866  On this day in history vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer   

1868  First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH on May - 31.   

1868  On this day in history 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio   

1870  On this day in history congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1870  E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement on this day in history.   

1870  On May - 31 congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1872  On May - 31 charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)   

1875  On May - 31 italo Montemezzi, composer   

1878  German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed on May - 31.   

1878  US Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation on this day in history.   

1878  German battleship Grosser Kurfurst sinks, 284 killed on May - 31.   

1879  On this day in history first electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition   

1879  On this day in history madison Square Garden opens its doors   

1879  1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on this day in history.   

1879  Mark Hambourg, composer on this day in history.   

1880  League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle assn), forms in Newport RI on this day in history.   

1883  On May - 31 french fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar   

1884  Dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" on May - 31.   

1887  On May - 31 saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]   

1888  Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone) on this day in history.   

1889  Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania on May - 31.   

1889  On May - 31 the Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000   

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

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history 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  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.   

1656  On May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1246  On May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

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