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  On May - 31 emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker (1st christmas seal drive, 1907)  

1862  Battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks); North defeats South on May - 31.  

1862  Battle of Seven Pines VA (Fair Oaks) on this day in history.  

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

1863  Francis E Younghusband, British journalist/explorer on May - 31.  

1864  On May - 31 raid at Morgan's Kentucky  

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

1866  On May - 31 vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer  

1868  First Memorial Day parade held in Ironton OH on May - 31.  

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

1870  Congress passes first Enforcement Act (rights of blacks) on May - 31.  

1870  E J DeSemdt patents asphalt pavement on this day in history.  

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

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

1875  On May - 31 italo Montemezzi, composer  

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

1879  On this day in history madison Square Garden opens its doors  

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

1879  Mark Hambourg, composer on May - 31.  

1880  League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle assn), forms in Newport RI on May - 31.  

1883  On this day in history french fleet under Pierre begins siege of Tamatave, Madagascar  

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 May - 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  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 this day in history.  

1472  On May - 31 birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal  

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 this day in history.  

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

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer  

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.  

1091  On May - 31 hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies  

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.  

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England  

1349  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)  

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

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

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