Historical Events In May - 31

1889  Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn on this day in history.   

1889  On May - 31 athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink)   

1891  Work on trans-Siberian railway begins on this day in history.   

1892  Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader on this day in history.   

1893  Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)   

1897  Margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society) on this day in history.   

1898  Johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history conference of Bloemfontein fails   

1899  On this day in history -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails   

1899  Leonid Leonow, writer on May - 31.   

1900  Boxer rebellion in China on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 31 british troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg   

1900  Piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry on May - 31.   

1900  Sailors and Marines from USS Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, China with other Sailors and Marines from Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations from the Boxers on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 31 tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)   

1900  On this day in history helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef)   

1900  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1902  Australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal   

1902  The Boer war, in South Africa, ends on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 31 australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever   

1902  Billy Mayerl, composer on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger   

1905  On this day in history roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher   

1906  Attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid on this day in history.   

1906  Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56 on May - 31.   

1907  On May - 31 taxis first began running in NYC   

1907  Taxis 1st began running in NYC on May - 31.   

1907  On May - 31 valston Hancock, British air marshal   

1908  Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first female airplane passenger (Belgium) on May - 31.   

1908  On this day in history miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium)   

1908  On May - 31 don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places)   

1908  On May - 31 c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies   

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

1469  On this day in history 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 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  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 this day in history.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

0455  On this day in history death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

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

1349  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

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 this day in history.   

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