Historical Events In May - 31
Thursday, 28 March 2024
1889 On this day in history johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn
1889 Athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink) on May - 31.
1891 Work on trans-Siberian railway begins on this day in history.
1892 Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader on this day in history.
1893 Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.
1894 Fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show) on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society)
1898 On May - 31 johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter
1899 On this day in history conference of Bloemfontein fails
1899 -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails on May - 31.
1899 On this day in history leonid Leonow, writer
1900 On May - 31 boxer rebellion in China
1900 British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg on this day in history.
1900 On May - 31 piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry
1900 Sailors and Marines from USS Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, China with other Sailors and Marines from Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations from the Boxers on this day in history.
1900 On this day in history tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
1900 On this day in history helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef)
1900 James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever on this day in history.
1902 On May - 31 boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1902 On May - 31 the Boer war, in South Africa, ends
1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever on this day in history.
1902 On this day in history billy Mayerl, composer
1905 On May - 31 emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger
1905 On May - 31 roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher
1906 On May - 31 attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid
1906 Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56 on May - 31.
1907 On May - 31 taxis first began running in NYC
1907 Taxis 1st began running in NYC on May - 31.
1907 On this day in history valston Hancock, British air marshal
1908 On May - 31 miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first female airplane passenger (Belgium)
1908 Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium) on this day in history.
1908 On this day in history don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places)
1908 On this day in history c L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies
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