Page 9: 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  63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on this day in history.   

1991  Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia on May - 31.   

1991  Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history angus Wilson, [Johnstone-W], British writer (Wrong Set), dies   

1992  5th Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $1,060,000 on May - 31.   

1992  On this day in history lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52   

1993  On May - 31 president Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees   

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

1994  On May - 31 doug Freeman, cricketer (2 Tests of leg-spin for NZ 1933), dies   

1995  Tim Mara, owner (NY Giants), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1996  On this day in history colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker, dies at 80   

1997  Rosie Will Monroe, WW II icon (Rosie the riveter), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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  On May - 31 valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars Endzinš in the Latvian presidential election.   

2010  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 on May - 31.   

2017  On May - 31 kenya's Madaraka Express, a Chinese-built high speed railway from Mombassa to Nairobi is opened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta   

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

2018  Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles on May - 31.   

2018  On May - 31 matt LeBlanc announces he is leaving TV show "Top Gear"   

2018  On this day in history danish government bans garments that cover the face, including the niqab and burqa   

2018  Uganda's parliament imposes tax on social media to stop gossip on May - 31.   

2018  Kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform on May - 31.   

2018  On May - 31 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 May - 31 former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman   

2020  [COVID-19 pandemic] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 6 million worldwide on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on this day in history.