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 this day in history.   

1990  63rd National Spelling Bee: Amy Marie Dimak wins spelling fibranne on this day in history.   

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

1991  Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war on May - 31.   

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 May - 31 lutz Stavenhagen, top aid to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, dies at 52   

1993  President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history mark Van Thillo & Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures   

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

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

2005  On this day in history w. Mark Felt is confirmed to be Deep Throat.   

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

2007  On this day in history valdis Zatlers is elected President of Latvia, defeating Aivars Endzinš in the Latvian presidential election.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

2018  On May - 31 kim Kardashian West meets US President Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform   

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  Former "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson is announced as the new Batman on this day in history.   

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

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

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1443  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

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

1246  On May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On May - 31 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 May - 31.