Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1969  Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amour" on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

1971  Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies on this day in history.   

1972  On May - 31 ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam   

1973  Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season on May - 31.   

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  On May - 31 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1974  On May - 31 adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70   

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

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 this day in history.   

1977  Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed on May - 31.   

1979  Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history zimbabwe proclaims independence   

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 May - 31.   

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  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 31.   

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  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  Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies on this day in history.   

1989  First International Rock Awards on May - 31.   

1989  On May - 31 speaker of the House Jim Wright resigns   

1989  On this day in history c L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on May - 31.   

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  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.   

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on May - 31.   

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  On this day in history 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  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.