Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1969  On May - 31 stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour"   

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

1970  On May - 31 at 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)   

1971  On May - 31 dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies   

1972  On May - 31 ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on May - 31.   

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

1974  Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights on May - 31.   

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

1974  On May - 31 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 this day in history.   

1977  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on May - 31.   

1977  Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed on May - 31.   

1979  On May - 31 radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens   

1979  Zimbabwe proclaims independence on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history 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  On this day in history police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich   

1982  Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1984  Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 31 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

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

1985  On May - 31 guatemala adopts constitution   

1985  On this day in history new Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000   

1987  On this day in history dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies   

1989  First International Rock Awards on this day in history.   

1989  Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history c L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on this day in history.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce on this day in history.   

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

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.   

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  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

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  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  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.