Page 4: Historical Events In May - 31

1889  Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history athene Seyler, London, actress (Make Mine Mink)   

1891  Work on trans-Siberian railway begins on May - 31.   

1892  On May - 31 gregor Strasser, German pharmacist/NSDAP-Reich organization leader   

1893  On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

1894  On this day in history fred Allen, Cambridge Mass, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show)   

1897  On May - 31 margalo Gillmore, London, actress (Skirts Ahoy, High Society)   

1898  Johan Brouwer, Dutch pianist/writer/resistance fighter on May - 31.   

1899  On May - 31 conference of Bloemfontein fails   

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

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 May - 31.   

1900  On this day in history piet de Law captures Lieutenant-Colonel Spragges Irish Yeomanry   

1900  On this day in history 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  On May - 31 tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)   

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

1900  James Loudon, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 on May - 31.   

1902  On May - 31 australia Cricket all out 36 vs England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever   

1902  On this day in history boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal   

1902  The Boer war, in South Africa, ends on May - 31.   

1902  On May - 31 australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever   

1902  On this day in history billy Mayerl, composer   

1905  Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger on May - 31.   

1905  Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1907  Valston Hancock, British air marshal on May - 31.   

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

1908  Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is 1st airplane passenger (Belgium) on May - 31.   

1908  On this day in history don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor (Cocoon, Trading Places)   

1908  C L "Boy" Johnson, cricketer (Test for S Africa 1895-96), dies on this day in history.   

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1443  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

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

1613  On this day in history 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  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

1198  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

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

1410  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

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