Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

1969  John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" on May - 31.   

1969  Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour" on this day in history.   

1970  At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on May - 31.   

1970  At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.   

1971  Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on this day in history.   

1973  Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89 on May - 31.   

1974  On May - 31 israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights   

1974  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70   

1976  On May - 31 jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies   

1977  "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances on May - 31.   

1977  On May - 31 hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar   

1977  Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed on May - 31.   

1979  Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history zimbabwe proclaims independence   

1979  On May - 31 nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies   

1980  On this day in history "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38   

1980  Police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 31 jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86   

1984  57th National Spelling Bee Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge on May - 31.   

1984  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 31.   

1984  On May - 31 viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record   

1984  On this day in history 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1985  On this day in history 41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000   

1985  On this day in history guatemala adopts constitution   

1985  On May - 31 new Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000   

1987  Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 31 first International Rock Awards   

1989  On May - 31 speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns   

1989  C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies on this day in history.   

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

1990  On this day in history nYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce   

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1443  On this day in history 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  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1408  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On May - 31 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.