Historical Events In May - 31

1859  On this day in history phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later   

1860  On May - 31 walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)   

1861  General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on May - 31.   

1861  On this day in history mint at New Orleans closes   

1861  On this day in history gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

1861  On this day in history emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)   

1862  On May - 31 battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South   

1862  On this day in history battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks)   

1862  Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 31 francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer   

1864  Raid at Morgan's Kentucky on this day in history.   

1864  Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch) on May - 31.   

1866  On May - 31 vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer   

1868  First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio   

1870  Congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks) on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history e J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement   

1870  On this day in history congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1872  Charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun) on May - 31.   

1875  Italo Montemezzi, composer on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 31 german battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed   

1878  US Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history german battleship Grosser Kurfurst sinks, 284 killed   

1879  First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on May - 31.   

1879  On May - 31 madison Square Garden opens its doors   

1879  1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on May - 31.   

1879  On May - 31 mark Hambourg, composer   

1880  On this day in history league of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle assn), forms in Newport RI   

1883  French fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar on this day in history.   

1884  Dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal" on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 31 saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]   

1888  On May - 31 jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)   

1889  Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

1889  The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on this day in history.   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

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 May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

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