Historical Events In May - 31

1909  On this day in history first NAACP conference (United Charities Building, NYC)   

1909  1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, NYC) on this day in history.   

1909  Jan Lewando, British director (Marks & Spencer) on May - 31.   

1910  Cape of Good Hope becomes part of the Union of South Africa on this day in history.   

1910  Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to NYC on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa   

1910  Elizabeth Blackwell, Hastings, 1st woman doctor of medicine on May - 31.   

1910  Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st woman physician, dies at 89 on May - 31.   

1911  On this day in history r.M.S. Titanic launched.   

1911  Edward Adamson, art therapist/collector on May - 31.   

1912  On this day in history uS marines land on Cuba   

1912  Barbara Pepper, NYC, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern) on May - 31.   

1913  On this day in history 17th amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified   

1913  On this day in history peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral   

1914  On this day in history chic White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleve Indians, 6-1   

1914  On May - 31 akira Ifukube, composer   

1915  An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London fortelling the future on this day in history.   

1915  An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London on May - 31.   

1916  Battle of Skagerrak British-German sea battle at Jutland (10,000 dead) on May - 31.   

1916  On May - 31 british battle cruiser Invincible explodes, killing all but 6   

1916  On this day in history during WWI British & German fleets fight Battle of Jutland   

1916  Battle of Skagerrak: Brit-German sea battle at Jutland (10,000 dead) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history bert Haanstra, Holten Netherlands, director (Fanfare)   

1916  Horace Hood, British spy (Battle of Jutland), dies in battle on May - 31.   

1916  Battle of Skagerrak: British-German sea battle at Jutland (10,000 dead) on May - 31.   

1917  1First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) on May - 31.   

1917  1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) on May - 31.   

1918  On May - 31 general Monash succeeds Birdwood as GOC Australian Corps   

1918  HMS Fairy, Built by Fairfields at Govan, Glasgow this 'C' Class destroyer of about 400 tons rammed the German submarine UC75 off the Yorkshire coast. The Uboat had previously been rammed by the steamer Blaydonian, damaging the casing. The Uboat then surfaced and at first the Commanding Officer of Fairy thought the submarine must be Royal Navy but the normal challenge was not replied to. Fairy then rammed the uboat at the stern because if the boat was British the crew would have time to get out. It then became quite quite clear the boat was German so HMS Fairy rammed her hard just forward of the conning tower. Two of the men from the submarine jumped on to the forecastle of the destroyer and the other twelve crew were rescued from the water. The submarine sank but the bows of the destroyer were seriously damaged as the submarine was a much bigger vessel than HMS Fairy and she, herself, later sank on this day in history.   

1919  First wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston TX) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history nC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes first crossing of Atlantic   

1919  NC-4's transatlantic flight ends at Plymouth, England on May - 31.   

1919  1st wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas) on May - 31.   

1919  On May - 31 chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

1472  On this day in history birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

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

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  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  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

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

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on May - 31.   

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