Page 4: Historical Events In May - 31

1889  On this day in history johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn   

1889  Athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink) on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history work on trans-Siberian railway begins   

1892  Gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader on May - 31.   

1893  Whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on May - 31.   

1894  On May - 31 fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)   

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  Conference of Bloemfontein fails on May - 31.   

1899  On this day in history -June 5] Conference of Bloemfontein fails   

1899  Leonid Leonow, writer on this day in history.   

1900  On May - 31 boxer rebellion in China   

1900  British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg on this day in history.   

1900  Piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry on May - 31.   

1900  On May - 31 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   

1900  Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074) on May - 31.   

1900  Helma Wolf-Catz, Dutch author (Undercurrent, Coral Reef) on May - 31.   

1900  On May - 31 james Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75   

1902  Australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever on May - 31.   

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 this day in history emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger   

1905  On this day in history roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher   

1906  Attack on King Alfonso XIII & Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid on May - 31.   

1906  Hermann Schell, German theologist (Gott und Geist), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1907  Taxis first began running in NYC on May - 31.   

1907  Taxis 1st began running in NYC on May - 31.   

1907  Valston Hancock, British air marshal on this day in history.   

1908  On May - 31 miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first female airplane passenger (Belgium)   

1908  On this day in history miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium)   

1908  On May - 31 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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1443  On this day in history 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 May - 31 birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

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 this day in history.   

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

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

1246  On May - 31 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.