Historical Events In May - 31

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

1990  On this day in history soviet Legislature televised for the first time   

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

1991  On this day in history oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia   

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

1991  Angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies on May - 31.   

1992  5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000 on May - 31.   

1992  Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1993  John Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1994  Doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59   

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

1996  On this day in history colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80   

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

2005  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

2007  On May - 31 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 May - 31 kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta   

2017  On May - 31 comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted   

2018  On this day in history zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles   

2018  On this day in history matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear"   

2018  Danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa on May - 31.   

2018  On May - 31 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 this day in history 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  Former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman on this day in history.   

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

2021  Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences on this day in history.   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.   

1469  On May - 31 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 May - 31 birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  On May - 31 birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

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

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

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.   

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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 May - 31.   

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 this day in history.