Historical Events In May - 31

1969  John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam on May - 31.   

1973  On May - 31 glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season   

1973  Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

1974  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 31.   

1974  Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70 on May - 31.   

1976  Jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies on May - 31.   

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

1977  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

1979  On this day in history radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens   

1979  On this day in history zimbabwe proclaims independence   

1979  Nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies on May - 31.   

1980  "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38 on May - 31.   

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

1982  On this day in history jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86   

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

1984  On May - 31 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 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  Guatemala adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1985  New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 on May - 31.   

1987  Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies on May - 31.   

1989  First International Rock Awards on May - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce on May - 31.   

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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  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on May - 31.   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.   

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  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

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

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

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

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)