Historical Events In May - 31

1990  Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles on May - 31.   

1990  Soviet Legislature televised for the first time on May - 31.   

1990  On May - 31 63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne   

1991  On May - 31 oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia   

1991  On May - 31 sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war   

1991  Angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies on May - 31.   

1992  On this day in history 5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000   

1992  Lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52 on May - 31.   

1993  On this day in history president Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

1993  On this day in history john Granger, actor (Advise & Consent), dies at 69   

1994  On this day in history doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies   

1995  Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59 on May - 31.   

1996  Mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures on May - 31.   

1996  Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1997  Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76 on May - 31.   

2005  W. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history a calendar blue moon occurred in the Western Hemisphere and parts of the Eastern Hemisphere.   

2007  Valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars Endzinš in the Latvian presidential election on May - 31.   

2010  On this day in history nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade.   

2017  On this day in history kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta   

2017  On May - 31 comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted   

2018  Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear"   

2018  On May - 31 danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa   

2018  On May - 31 uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip   

2018  On this day in history kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform   

2018  On this day in history the U.S. announces that it will extend its tariffs on imported steel (25%) and aluminium (10%) to include the EU, Mexico and Canada, starting at midnight.   

2019  On this day in history former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman   

2020  On May - 31 [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide.   

2021  On this day in history naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing her mental health, after refusing to appear at compulsory post match press conferences   

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

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 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  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.   

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

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

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

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on this day in history.   

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