Page 9: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1990  Soviet Legislature televised for the first time on May - 31.   

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

1991  Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia on May - 31.   

1991  On this day in history sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war   

1991  On this day in history angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies   

1992  5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000 on this day in history.   

1992  Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52 on May - 31.   

1993  On this day in history president Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

1993  On this day in history john Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69   

1994  Doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies on May - 31.   

1995  Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1996  Mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures on May - 31.   

1996  On May - 31 colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80   

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

2005  On May - 31 w. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat.   

2007  A calendar blue moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere on May - 31.   

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 this day in history 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  Matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear" on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 31 danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa   

2018  On this day in history uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip   

2018  Kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 31 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.   

2019  On this day in history former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide on this day in history.   

2021  On May - 31 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  On this day in history 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 May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.   

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

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.