Page 3: Historical Events In May - 31

1859  On May - 31 phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later   

1860  Walter Richard Sickert Munich, Danish/English painter (The Miner) on this day in history.   

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

1861  Mint at New Orleans closes on this day in history.   

1861  On May - 31 gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line   

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

1862  On May - 31 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 this day in history.   

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

1864  Raid at Morgan's Kentucky on May - 31.   

1864  Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch) on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer   

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

1868  On May - 31 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio   

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

1870  E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement on May - 31.   

1870  On May - 31 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  German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed on May - 31.   

1878  US Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation on May - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1879  On this day in history mark Hambourg, composer   

1880  On May - 31 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  Saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31] on this day in history.   

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

1889  On May - 31 johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania   

1889  On May - 31 the Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000   

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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 May - 31.   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

0455  On this day in history death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

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

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  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

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

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