Historical Events In May - 31

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

1990  On May - 31 soviet Legislature televised for the first time   

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

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

1991  Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war on this day in history.   

1991  Angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history president Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

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

1994  On May - 31 doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies   

1995  On May - 31 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  On May - 31 colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80   

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

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  On this day in history 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 May - 31.   

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

2017  Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted on May - 31.   

2018  On May - 31 zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles   

2018  On this day in history matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear"   

2018  Danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa on this day in history.   

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

2018  On May - 31 kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform   

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 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  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   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.   

1469  On May - 31 birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  On May - 31 hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1246  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on May - 31.   

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on this day in history.