Page 8: Historical Events In May - 31

1969  John Lennon & Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" on May - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1972  On this day in history ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam   

1973  On May - 31 glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season   

1973  Albert Egges van Giffen, Dutch archaeologist, dies at 89 on May - 31.   

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

1974  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1974  Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at 70 on May - 31.   

1976  Jacques Monod, French biochemist, dies on May - 31.   

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

1977  On this day in history hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar   

1977  On May - 31 trans Alaska oil pipeline completed   

1979  On May - 31 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  On May - 31 "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38   

1980  Police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich on May - 31.   

1982  On this day in history jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86   

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

1984  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1984  On May - 31 viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) vs England, ODI cricket record   

1984  57th National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling luge on May - 31.   

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

1985  Guatemala adopts constitution on this day in history.   

1985  New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000 on this day in history.   

1987  Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1469  On May - 31 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 this day in history.   

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on May - 31.   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 31 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 this day in history.   

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.