Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1969  On this day in history stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour"   

1970  At 03 23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) on May - 31.   

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

1971  On May - 31 dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies   

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

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on this day in history.   

1973  Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  Jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances   

1977  Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar on May - 31.   

1977  On May - 31 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

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

1979  On May - 31 zimbabwe proclaims independence   

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

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

1980  Police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich on this day in history.   

1982  On May - 31 jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86   

1984  57th National Spelling Bee Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 31 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1984  On this day in history viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record   

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

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

1985  On May - 31 guatemala adopts constitution   

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

1987  On this day in history dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies   

1989  First International Rock Awards on May - 31.   

1989  Speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  NYC's Zodiac killer shoots 3rd victim, Joseph Ponce on May - 31.   

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

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 this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.   

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  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 this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

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

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