Historical Events In May - 31

1942  On this day in history japanese midget submarines raid Sydney Harbour  

1942  On this day in history luftwaffe bombs Canterbury  

1942  On May - 31 reinhard Heydrich, German protector of Bohemia & Moravia, assassinated  

1943  "Archie" comic strip first broadcast on radio on May - 31.  

1944  Allied breakthrough in Italy on this day in history.  

1944  USS England sank a record 6th Japanese submarine in 13 days on May - 31.  

1947  Communists grab power in Hungary on this day in history.  

1947  On May - 31 eastern DC-4 crashes between Port Deposit & Perryville MD, kills 53  

1947  Italian Government of Gasperi forms on this day in history.  

1947  Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1948  Jose Vianna da Motta, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1949  On May - 31 charley Lupica begins stay on 4-foot-square platform platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and he comes down 117 days later)  

1951  Netherlands & South Africa sign cultural accord on this day in history.  

1952  Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies on May - 31.  

1953  On this day in history lebanese President Camille Shamun disbands government  

1955  Construction begins on Soviet cosmodrome launch facilities on May - 31.  

1955  On this day in history great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike  

1955  Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed" on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500  

1957  On this day in history great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)  

1958  US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history willem Elsschot, [Alfons de Ridder], Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78  

1961  Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, opens on May - 31.  

1961  Dominican Republic President Trujillo assassinated on May - 31.  

1961  JFK visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris on this day in history.  

1961  On this day in history judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Education of New Rochelle, to integrate  

1961  On this day in history south Africa becomes an independent republic  

1961  Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves the Commonwealth on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV  

1962  On May - 31 adolf Eichmann, war criminal, hanged at Ramie Prison in Israel at 56  

1963  On May - 31 carel C van Essen, archaeologist (Art of Ancient Rome), dies at 63  

1964  Charles Schmid kills first Pied Piper victim on May - 31.  

1967  On May - 31 bayern München wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg  

1969  On this day in history "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens peaks at #8  

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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  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 May - 31.  

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

1613  On May - 31 birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)  

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.  

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

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

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

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  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.  

1408  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

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

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.