Page 3: Historical Events In May - 31

1859  Phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later on May - 31.   

1860  On this day in history walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner)   

1861  General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line on this day in history.   

1861  Mint at New Orleans closes on May - 31.   

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

1861  Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907) on May - 31.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South   

1862  On May - 31 battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks)   

1862  Robert Hatton, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at about 34 on May - 31.   

1863  Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history raid at Morgan's Kentucky   

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 May - 31.   

1870  On May - 31 e J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement   

1870  On May - 31 congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)   

1872  Charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun) on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history italo Montemezzi, composer   

1878  German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 31 uS Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation   

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

1879  First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition on this day in history.   

1879  Madison Square Garden opens its doors on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition   

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  On this day in history dr John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"   

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

1888  Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone) on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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1443  On May - 31 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  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on May - 31.   

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

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)