Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

1969  On May - 31 john Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"   

1969  On May - 31 stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour"   

1970  At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.   

1970  At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on this day in history.   

1971  Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies on May - 31.   

1972  Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam on May - 31.   

1973  On this day in history glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season   

1973  On May - 31 albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89   

1974  Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights on this day in history.   

1974  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 31.   

1974  On this day in history adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70   

1976  On this day in history jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies   

1977  On May - 31 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances   

1977  On May - 31 hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar   

1977  On May - 31 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

1979  On this day in history radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens   

1979  Zimbabwe proclaims independence on May - 31.   

1979  On May - 31 nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies   

1980  "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich   

1982  Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 31 57th National Spelling Bee Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1984  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1984  Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge   

1985  41 Tornados in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York & Canada kill 88 & injure more than 1,000 on May - 31.   

1985  Guatemala adopts constitution on May - 31.   

1985  On May - 31 new Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000   

1987  On May - 31 dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies   

1989  On this day in history first International Rock Awards   

1989  Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 31 c L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on May - 31.   

1990  On May - 31 nYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.   

1469  On this day in history birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

1557  On May - 31 birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  On May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  On May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1246  On May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

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

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

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