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May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 214 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now
• 1223 - Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River - Mongol armies of Genghis Khan lead by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus and Cumans. The Battle of the Kalka River (Битва на реке Калке took place on May 31 1223 between the Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder Subutai ( Subetei, Subetai, Сүбээдэй Sübeedei; Classic Mongolian Sübügätäi or Sübü'ätäi; 1176–1248 was the primary Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Русь romanised: Kievskaya Rus', rusʲ also written as Kyivan Rus′ (Ки́ївська Русь or Kievan Cumans (Кумани Byzantine: Kuman or Cuman, Kunok Turkic: Kumanlar) were a nomadic Turkic people who inhabited a
• 1578 - Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London. Sir Martin Frobisher (c 1535 or 1539 &ndash November 22, 1594) was an English seaman (from Wakefield, Yorkshire) who made three Harwich (ˈhærɪdʒ is a town in Essex England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Frobisher Bay is a relatively large inlet of the Labrador Sea in the southeastern corner of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1669 - Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary. Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation.
• 1678 - The Godiva procession through Coventry begins. Godiva (or Godgifu) (c 980-1067 was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who according to Legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England.
• 1759 - The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North American colony granted to William Penn on March 4, 1681 Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: The Mecklenburg Resolutions adopted urging the American Colonies to declare independence from Great Britain. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly the first Declaration of independence made in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris (1783 recognized the See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1790 - Alferez Manuel Quimper explores the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino (c 1757 – April 1844 was a Peruvian born Spanish Explorer, Cartographer, naval officer and colonial official The Strait of Juan de Fuca (also called Juan de Fuca Strait) is a large body of water about long forming the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait and Puget
• 1790 - The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the United States copyright law governs the legally enforceable rights of creative and artistic works in the United States. The Copyright Act of 1790 was the first federal Copyright act to be instituted in the United States, though most of the states had
• 1813 - In Australia, Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth, reached Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. William Lawson (2 June 1774 – 16 June 1850 was an explorer of New South Wales, Australia who co-discovered a passage inland through the Blue Mountains from Gregory Blaxland (17 June 1778 – 1 January 1853 was a pioneer farmer and explorer in Australia William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872 was an Australian poet explorer journalist and politician and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia, which borders Sydney 's metropolitan area beginning approximately 50 kilometres
• 1862 - American Civil War Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines or (Battle of Fair Oaks) - Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston & G. W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Peninsula Campaign (also known as the Peninsular Campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Background Johnston withdrew his 60000-man army from the Virginia Peninsula as McClellan's army pursued him and approached the Confederate capital of Richmond Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3 1807 &ndash March 21 1891 was a career U Gustavus Woodson Smith ( November 30, 1821 &ndash June 24, 1896) more commonly known as G George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War.
• 1864 - American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor - The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee engages the Army of the Potomac under Ulysses S. Grant & George G. Meade. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Overland Campaign, also known as Grant's Overland Campaign and the Wilderness Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and The Battle of Cold Harbor, the final battle of Union Lt Gen Ulysses S The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States George Gordon Meade ( December 31, 1815 &ndash November 6, 1872) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer involved
• 1866 - In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill leads 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara River at Buffalo, New York/Fort Erie, Ontario, as part of an effort to free Ireland from the English. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts customs posts and other targets in Fianna Éireann The Fenians, both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Fort Erie (2006 population 29925 is a Town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Canadian militia and British regulars repulse the invaders in over the next three days, at a cost of 9 dead and 38 wounded to the Fenian's 19 dead and about 17 wounded. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Fianna Éireann The Fenians, both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent
• 1889 - Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally occurred on May 31, 1889. Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh
• 1902 - Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The Treaty of Vereeniging (commonly referred to as Peace of Vereeniging) was the Peace treaty, signed on 31 May 1902, that ended the South The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1910 - Creation of the Union of South Africa. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting } The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa.
• 1911 - R.M.S. Titanic launched. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
• 1916 - World War I: Battle of Jutland - The British Grand Fleet under the command of Sir John Jellicoe & Sir David Beatty engage the Kaiserliche Marine under the command of Reinhard Scheer & Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> The Grand Fleet was a Fleet of the British Royal Navy during the First World War. Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe 1st Earl Jellicoe, GCB, OM, GCVO ( 5 December 1859 &ndash 20 November Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty 1st Earl Beatty GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (17 January 1871 – 11 March 1936 was an Admiral The Kaiserliche Marine or Imperial Navy was the German Navy created by the formation of the German Empire. Reinhard Scheer ( September 30, 1863 &ndash November 26, 1928) was an Admiral in the German Imperial Navy Franz Ritter von Hipper ( September 13, 1863 - May 25, 1932) was a German admiral during the First World War
• 1921 - Tulsa Race Riot: A civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, the official death toll is 39, but recent investigations suggest the actual toll may be much higher. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Tulsa race riot, also known as the 1921 race riot, The night that Tulsa died, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwood riot, was a massacre Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1924 - The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Peking government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promises to respect. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Outer Mongolia (Ar Mongol Manchu: Tulergi Monggo) was the main part of the Bogdo Khanate of Mongolia which proclaimed its independence on 29 December 1911 REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1927 - The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford An assembly line is a Manufacturing process in which parts (usually Interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned
• 1931 - 7. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 magnitude Earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40,000 dead. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer ( Urdu: کوئٹہ) ( Pashto: کوټه) also spelled Kwatah City is a variation of kwatkot a Pashto word meaning “fort Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1941 - A Luftwaffe air raid in Dublin, Ireland claims 38 lives. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bombing of Dublin in World War II occurred on 31 May 1941 when amid World War II, the German Air Force ( Luftwaffe) bombed Dublin Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1942 - World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article A midget submarine is any Submarine under 150 tons typically operated by one or two but up to 6 or 8 crew with no on-board living accommodation In late May and early June 1942 during World War II, Submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1961 - Republic of South Africa created. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1962 - The West Indies Federation dissolves. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean Federation that existed from January 3 1958
• 1970 - The Ancash earthquake causes a landslide that buries the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people are killed. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred on May 31 of that year A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Yungay is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru, South America.
• 1971 - In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act ( is an Act of Congress that amended the Federal holiday provisions of the United States Code to establish the observance The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in) Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
• 1973 - The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) and their allies the Democratic Republic of
• 1977 - The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System completed. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ( TAPS) usually called the Alyeska Pipeline in Alaska or the Alaska Pipeline elsewhere is a major U
• 1985 - 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The US - Canadian Outbreak was a major Tornado outbreak that occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, on Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
• 1985 - Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) became a Schedule I drug in the United States. MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X,
• 1987 - Athena 98.4 FM, the first legal private radio station starts broadcasting in Greece. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Athena 984 FM (Athens Municipal Radio is the first private Radio station to begin Broadcasting legally in Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1997 - The Confederation Bridge opens, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Confederation Bridge (Pont de la Confédération is a Bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince Edward Prince Edward Island (ˌprɪns ˌɛdwɚd ˈaɪlɨnd ( PEI or P New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally
• 2008 - Champion Airlines Ceases Operations

Births

• 1443 - Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Lady Margaret Beaufort ( May 31, 1443 &ndash June 29, 1509) of the House of Lancaster was the mother of King Henry VII of 1509)
• 1469 - Manuel I of Portugal (d. Manuel I (mɐnuˈɛɫ Archaic Portuguese: Manoel I, English: Emmanuel I) the Fortunate ( Port 1521)
• 1535 - Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (d. Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori ( May 3, 1535 - September 22, 1607) was an Italian portrait painter 1607)
• 1557 - Feodor I of Russia (d. Fyodor I Ivanovich (Фёдор I Иванович (31 May 1557 - 16/17 January (NS 1598 was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia (1584 - 1598 son 1598)
• 1613 - John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. Johann Georg IIjpg|thumb|210px|Johann Georg II picture from 1658 1680)
• 1640 - Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki ( May 31, 1640 – November 10, 1673) son of Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki and his wife Gryzelda 1673)
• 1656 - Marin Marais, French composer (d. Marin Marais ( 31 May 1656, Paris &ndash 15 August 1728, Paris was a French Composer and Viol player 1728)
• 1753 - Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French revolutionary (d. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud ( May 31, 1753 – October 31, 1793) was a French Orator and revolutionary. 1793)
• 1754 - Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Andrea Appiani ( May 31, 1754 - November 8 1817) was an Italian neoclassical painter. 1817)
• 1773 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Ludwig Tieck ( May 31, 1773 &ndash April 28, 1853) was a German Poet, Translator, editor 1853)
• 1801 - Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist (d. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Johann Georg Baiter ( May 31, 1801 - October 10, 1877) was a Swiss Philologist and textual critic 1887)
• 1818 - John Albion Andrew, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Albion Andrew ( May 31, 1818 October 30, 1867) was a US Political figure. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1867)
• 1819 - Walt Whitman, American poet (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. 1892)
• 1835 - Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese military leader (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Hijikata Toshizō (土方歳三 May 31, 1835 — June 20, 1869) was the deputy leader of Shinsengumi, a small-built and talented 1869)
• 1838 - Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Henry Sidgwick ( May 31, 1838 – August 28, 1900) was an English Utilitarian Philosopher. 1900)
• 1852 - Francisco Moreno, Argentine explorer (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Francisco Pascacio Moreno ( May 31 1852 – November 22 1919) was an Argentine explorer born in Buenos Aires. 1919)
• 1857 - Pope Pius XI (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Pope Pius XI ( Latin: Pius PP XI; Italian: Pio XI; May 31 1857 &ndash February 10 1939) born 1939)
• 1860 - Walter Sickert, English painter (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Walter Richard Sickert ( May 31, 1860 in Munich, Germany &ndash January 22, 1942 in Bath, England 1942)
• 1863 - Francis Younghusband, British explorer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband KCSI KCIE ( 31 May, 1863 - 31 July, 1942, Dorsetshire 1942)
• 1872 - Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Heath Robinson ( May 31 1872 &ndash September 13 1944) was an English Cartoonist and Illustrator 1944)
• 1882 - Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian politician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Count Sándor Festetics de Tolna ( 31 May 1882 - 12 September 1956) was a Hungarian nobleman and cabinet minister who later 1956)
• 1883 - Lauri Kristian Relander, 2nd President of Finland (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lauri Kristian Relander ( May 31, 1883 &ndash February 9, 1942) was the second President of Finland (1925-1931 The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the 1942)
• 1885 - Alois Hudal, bishop, helped Nazis escape trial (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alois Hudal (also known as Luigi Hudal; 31 May, 1885 in Graz, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 13 May, 1963 in 1963)
• 1887 - Saint-John Perse, French diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint-John Perse (pseudonym of Alexis Léger, also Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) ( 31 May, 1887 &ndash 20 September, 1975 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1975)
• 1892 - Michel Kikoine, Belarus painter (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Michel Kikoine born May 31, 1892 in Rechytsa, Belarus - died November 4, 1968 in Cannes, France, 1968)
• 1892 - Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Russian writer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Константин Георгиевич Паустовский)&mdash July 14, 1968) was a Russian Soviet writer 1968)
• 1892 - Gregor Strasser, German Nazi politician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregor Strasser (also Straßer, see ß) ( May 31, 1892 &ndash June 30, 1934) was a Politician of the German 1934)
• 1894 - Fred Allen, American comedian (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan May 31 1894 - March 17, 1956) was an American Comedian whose absurdist 1956)
• 1898 - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr Norman Vincent Peale ( May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Protestant Preacher and Author (most notably 1993)
• 1901 - Alfredo Antonini, American conductor and composer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alfredo Antonini ( May 31, 1901 - November 3, 1983) - was a leading Italian / American symphony conductor and composer who 1983)
• 1905 - Florence Desmond, English actress and comedian (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Florence Desmond ( 31 May 1905 - 16 January 1993) was the Stage name of Florence Dawson, an English Actor 1993)
• 1908 - Don Ameche, American actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Don Ameche (born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31 1908 – December 6 1993) was an American actor 1993)
• 1908 - Nils Poppe, Swedish actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Nils Poppe ( 31 May 1908, Malmö &ndash 28 June 2000, Helsingborg) was a Swedish actor 2000)
• 1909 - Aurore Gagnon, French Canadian victim of child abuse (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Aurore Gagnon ( May 31, 1909 - February 12, 1920) was a victim of Child abuse in the town of Fortierville Quebec 1920)
• 1911 - Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1912 - Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maurice Félix Charles Allais (born 31 May 1911 is a French economist and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics "for his pioneering contributions The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Alfred Deller CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979 an English Singer, was one of the main figures in popularizing the use of the Countertenor 1979)
• 1914 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, May 31, 1914 &ndash February 8, 2006) was a Japanese composer of classical 2006)
• 1916 - Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Bert Haanstra ( 31 May 1916 &ndash 23 October 1997) was a Dutch Film and documentary director and 1997)
• 1921 - Alida Valli, Italian actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alida Valli (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006 sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in over 100 films including Carol Reed's 2006)
• 1921 - Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer
• 1922 - Denholm Elliott, English actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Reig (born 31 May 1921 in New York City, New York) is a retired Radio and Television Announcer. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 &ndash 6 October 1992 was a distinguished English Actor of stage and Screen, with 1992)
• 1923 - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness 2005)
• 1930 - Clint Eastwood, American film director and actor
• 1931 - John Robert Schrieffer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1931 - Shirley Verrett, American soprano
• 1932 - Jay Miner, American microchip designer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Robert Schrieffer (born May 31, 1931) is an American physicist and with John Bardeen and Leon Neil Cooper, recipient of the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Shirley Verrett (born May 31 1931) is an American Operatic Mezzo-soprano and Soprano. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jay Glenn Miner ( May 31, 1932 &ndash June 20, 1994) was a famous Integrated circuit designer known primarily for his work in 1994)
• 1935 - Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1938 - Johnny Paycheck, American singer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rt Hon James Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ (born 31 May 1935) was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997 The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's Head of government consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Paycheck ( May 31, 1938 &ndash February 19, 2003) was a Country music singer 2003)
• 1938 - John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1938 - Peter Yarrow, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary)
• 1939 - Terry Waite, British humanitarian
• 1940 - Gilbert Shelton, American underground comics illustrator
• 1941 - Louis J. Ignarro, American pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 - Sharon Gless, American actress
• 1943 - Joe Namath, American football player
• 1945 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German film director (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a senior member of the British Cabinet. Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938 in New York City, New York) is an American Singer who found fame with the 1960s Peter Paul and Mary (often called PP&M) are a musical group from the United States who were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Waite CBE (born May 31 1939 in Styal, Cheshire, England) is a British humanitarian and author Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilbert Shelton (born May 31, 1940, Houston Texas) is an American Cartoonist and Underground comics (or comix) are Small press or self-published Comic books that began to appear in the US in the late 1960s Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis J Ignarro (May 31 1941 –) is an American Pharmacologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sharon Marguerite Gless (born May 31, 1943) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress, who is best known for her role as Sgt Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31 1945 &ndash June 10 1982 was a German Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. 1982)
• 1945 - Bernard Goldberg‎, American journalist
• 1946 - Ted Baehr, American media critic
• 1946 - Steve Bucknor, West Indian Cricket Umpire
• 1947 - Junior Campbell, British musician and songwriter (The Marmalade)
• 1948 - John Bonham, British musician (Led Zeppelin) (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Richard Goldberg‎ (b 31 May 1945 in New York City, New York) is an American Writer, Journalist, and Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. M Robert E Theodore Baehr (born 31 May 1946) is an American media critic and chairman of The Christian Film and Television Commission Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Honourable Stephen Anthony Bucknor OJ, also known as Steve Bucknor, is an international Cricket umpire. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many Sports Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles including referee Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Junior Campbell (born William Campbell, May 31, 1947, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish composer and musician Marmalade were a successful Scottish Pop/rock group, from Glasgow in Scotland originally known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords between Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were 1980)
• 1948 - Duncan Hunter, American politician, 2008 presidential candidate
• 1949 - Tom Berenger, American actor
• 1949 - Nancy Shade, American soprano
• 1950 - Gregory Harrison, American actor
• 1952 - Karl Bartos, German musician (Kraftwerk, Electronic)
• 1953 - Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Finnish actor
• 1954 - Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Duncan Lee Hunter (born May 31, 1948) is an American politician Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Berenger (born May 31, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American Actor known mainly for Nancy Shade (born on May 31, 1949, in Rockford, Illinois) is a celebrated spinto Soprano, best known as a singing-actress Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Bartos (born 31 May, 1952 in Berchtesgaden, Germany) was between 1975 and 1991 along with Wolfgang Flür an electronic Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Electronic were an Alternative rock group formed by New Order singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner and ex- Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born May 31, 1953 in Tornio, Finland) is a Finnish Actor and Screenwriter. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Vicki Sue Robinson ( May 31, 1954 - April 27, 2000) was an American Theatre and Film Actress 2000)
• 1954 - Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer
• 1956 - Fritz Hilpert, German musician and sound engineer (Kraftwerk)
• 1955 - Tommy Emmanuel, Australian Guitarist CGP
• 1957 - Jim Craig, American hockey player
• 1959 - Andrea de Cesaris, Italian racing driver
• 1960 - Greg C. Adams, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 - Chris Elliott, American comedian
• 1961 - Ray Cote, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 - Lea Thompson, American actress
• 1962 - Corey Hart, Canadian musician
• 1962 - Sebastian Koch, German actor
• 1963 - Teresa Cheung, Hong Kong socialite
• 1963 - Hugh Dillon, Canadian musician and actor
• 1963 - Viktor Orbán, Hungarian politician
• 1963 - Wesley Willis, American musician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Mavros (Θωμάς Μαύρος (born on May 31 1954 in Kallithea, Greece) is a retired Greek football player Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Hilpert, born May 31, 1956 in Germany, is a member of the Electro-pop group Kraftwerk. Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian Guitarist, best known for his incredibly complex Fingerpicking style energetic Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jim Craig (born May 31 1957 North Easton Massachusetts, USA is a retired American Professional Ice hockey Goaltender The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea de Cesaris (born May 31 1959) is an Italian former race car driver Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregory Charles Adams (born May 31, 1960 in Duncan, British Columbia) is a retired Professional Ice hockey forward who played in the Christopher Elliott (born May 31, 1960) is an American Comedian. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Cote (b May 31, 1961 in Pincher Creek, Alberta) is a former professional Ice hockey forward Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31 1961 is a People's Choice Award winning American actress and director. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Corey Mitchell Hart (born 31 May, 1962, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Grammy Award -nominated Canadian musician. Sebastian Koch (born May 31, 1962 in Karlsruhe) is a German Actor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teresa Cheung (章小蕙 is a Hong Kong Socialite, Actress and producer. Hugh Dillon (born May 31, 1963 in Kingston Ontario) is a Canadian Musician and Actor. Viktor Orbán (b May 31, 1963) is a Hungarian politician He was the Prime Minister of Hungary between 1998 and 2002, and is Wesley Willis (May 31 1963 &ndash August 21 2003 was a Busker Musician and Artist from Chicago. 2003)
• 1964 - Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman
• 1964 - Scotti Hill, American rock guitarist
• 1964 - Darryl McDaniels, American musician (Run-D.M.C.)
• 1965 - Brooke Shields, American model
• 1966 - Jeremy Hotz, Canadian stand-up comedian
• 1966 - Nick Scotti, American actor and singer
• 1967 - Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress
• 1967 - Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality
• 1967 - Kenny Lofton, American baseball player
• 1967 - Vampiro, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1972 - Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier
• 1972 - Sarah Murdoch, English model
• 1972 - Karl Geary, Irish actor
• 1972 - Dave Roberts, American baseball player
• 1974 - Chad Campbell, American golfer
• 1974 - Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian light heavyweight boxer
• 1974 - Adrian Tomine, American cartoonist
• 1975 - Sienna Guillory, English actress
• 1976 - Colin Farrell, Irish actor
• 1976 - Matt Harpring, American basketball player
• 1977 - Eric Christian Olsen, American actor
• 1977 - Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
• 1977 - Debbie King, English TV presenter
• 1977 - Scott Klopfenstein, American musician (Reel Big Fish)
• 1980 - Andy Hurley, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
• 1981 - Jake Peavy, American baseball player
• 1982 - Jonathan Tucker, American actor
• 1983 - David Hernandez, American singer
• 1983 - Dustin Wells, New Zealand footballer
• 1983 - Reggie Yates, English television presenter
• 1984 - Nate Robinson, American basketball player
• 1984 - Jason Smith, Australian actor
• 1985 - Ian Vouyoukas, Greek basketball player
• 1986 - Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
• 1986 - Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musical artist
• 1986 - Melissa McIntyre, Canadian actress
• 1988 - Hope Partlow, American Singer

Deaths

• 1246 - Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England
• 1349 - Thomas Wake, English politician (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Leonard Asper (born May 31, 1964, in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian Businessperson and Lawyer. Scotti Hill (born Scott Lawrence Mulvehill on May 31, 1964, in Manhasset New York is a guitarist of the band Skid Row. Darryl "DMC" Matthews McDaniels (born May 31, 1964) is an American musician Run-DMC was a pioneering hip hop group during the 1980s founded by Joseph "[The Reverend] Run" Simmons, Darryl "D Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jeremy Hotz (born May 31, 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian actor and Stand-up comedian. Nick Scotti (b 31 May 1966 in Ozone Park Queens, New York) is an American Actor, model Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Sandrine Bonnaire (born 31 May 1967 is an internationally famous French Actress. Philip John "Phil" Keoghan (/ˈko(ʊgən/ (born May 31, 1967) is an Emmy Award -winning New Zealand -born Television personality Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago Indiana) is a veteran Major League Baseball Outfielder. Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his Ring name of Vampiro Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frode Estil (born May 31, 1972 in Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Sarah Murdoch (née O'Hare born 31 May 1972, London, England, United Kingdom) is an Australian-British model. Karl John Geary (born May 31, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Actor and club owner David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. PGA Tour career summary Professional wins (20 PGA Tour wins (4 2003 (1 The Tour Championship 2004 Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the Light heavyweight division Adrian Tomine (born May 31, 1974) a popular contemporary cartoonist is best known for his ongoing graphic novel series Optic Nerve and his Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sienna Tiggy Guillory (pronounced "Gil-ir-ee" (ˈɡɪlərɪ born May 31 1975 is an English Actress, and a former model. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish Actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Matthew Joseph Harpring (born May 31 1976 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977) is an American Actor. Theodoros Baev ( May 31, 1977 in Nova Zagora, Bulgaria) is a Greek Volleyball player currently playing for Panathinaikos Debbie King (born Deborah Cantor May 31, 1977 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English Television presenter Scott "Scotty" A Klopfenstein is a long-time member of Reel Big Fish. Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Andrew John Hurley (born May 31 1980 is an American musician and is the drummer of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jacob "Jake" Edward Peavy, (ˈpʰiːvi born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama) is a Cy Young Award -winning Starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Moss Tucker (born May 31 1982) is an American film and television Actor, active since the mid-1990s Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) David Anthony Hernandez (born May 31, 1983) is an American singer and the twelfth place finalist of FOX's seventh season of the television Dustin Wells (born 31 May KiamaAustralia 1983) is a Football (soccer player who last played as a midfielder for the New Zealand Knights Reginald "Reggie" Montgomery Yates (born 31 May 1983 in Archway, London, United Kingdom) is a British Actor, Television Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Nathaniel Cornelius "Nate" Robinson (born May 31[[ 984]] in Seattle Washington) is an American professional Basketball player Jason Smith (born on 31 May 1984 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian television Actor. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Ian Vouyoukas, also spelled Ian Vougioukas ( Greek: Ίαν Βουγιούκας; born May 31, 1985 in Athens, Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Robert Gesink (born May 31, 1986 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank Sopho Khalvashi ( Georgian: სოფო ხალვაში born May 31, 1986 in Batumi) is a Georgian musical artist Melissa Adaleigh McIntyre (born May 31, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Hope Partlow (born May 31, 1988) is an American pop Singer from Drummonds Tennessee. Isabella of Angoulême ( Fr Isabelle d'Angoulême; (1188 &ndash May 31, 1246) was Countess of Angoulême and Queen consort John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (1297 &ndash May 31, 1349) English baron belonged to a Lincolnshire family which had lands also in 1297)
• 1408 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. was the 3rd Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1358)
• 1410 - King Martin I of Aragon (b. Martin of Aragon (1356 &ndash 31 May 1410) called the Elder, the Humane, the Ecclesiastic, was the King of Aragon, 1356)
• 1495 - Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. Cecily Neville Duchess of York (3 May 1415 &ndash 31 May 1495 was the mother of two Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England. Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death 1415)
• 1558 - Philip Hoby, English politician (b. Sir Philip Hoby (sometimes Hobby or even Hobbye) (1505&ndash 31 May, 1558) was a 16th century English Ambassador to the 1505)
• 1567 - Guido de Bres, Belgian theologian (b. Guido de Bres (1522 &ndash May 31 1567) was the main author of the Belgic Confession. 1522)
• 1594 - Tintoretto, Italian painter (b. Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Comin; September 29, 1518 - May 31, 1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and 1518)
• 1680 - Joachim Neander, German clergyman (b. Joachim Neander (Neumann ( 1650 - May 31 1680) was a German Reformed ( Calvinist) Church teacher Theologian 1650)
• 1740 - King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I ( August 14, 1688 &ndash May 31, 1740) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King 1688)
• 1747 - Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Andrei Ivanovich Osterman ( June 9, 1686 - May 31, 1747) was a German -born Russian statesman who came to prominence 1686)
• 1799 - Pierre Lemonnier, French astronomer (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a There was also a French naval admiral Lemonnier Pierre Charles Le Monnier ( November 23, 1715 &ndash May 31, 1799 1715)
• 1809 - Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1732)
• 1809 - Jean Lannes, French marshal (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, 1st Sovereign Prince de Sievers ( April 11, 1769 &ndash May 31, 1769)
• 1831 - Samuel Bentham, British mechanical engineer (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Sir Samuel Bentham ( 11 January 1757 in England - 31 May 1831 in London, England) was a noted English 1757)
• 1832 - Évariste Galois, French mathematician (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian 1811)
• 1837 - Joseph Grimaldi, British clown (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Grimaldi ( December 18, 1778 &ndash May 31, 1837) the most celebrated of English Clowns Grimaldi's performances 1779)
• 1846 - Philip Marheineke, German clergyman (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Philip Konrad Marheineke ( May 1, 1780 - May 31, 1846) was a German Protestant church leader 1780)
• 1847 - Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Chalmers ( March 17, 1780 - May 31, 1847) Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland 1780)
• 1848 - Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Eugénie de Guérin (1805– May 31, 1848) French Writer, was the sister of the Poet Maurice de Guérin. 1805)
• 1908 - Louis-Honoré Fréchette, French Canadian poet (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis-Honoré Fréchette, ( November 16, 1839 &ndash May 31, 1908) was a French Canadian Poet, Politician 1839)
• 1910 - Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elizabeth Blackwell ( February 3, 1821 &ndash May 31, 1910) was an Abolitionist, Women's rights Activist 1821)
• 1931 - Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, French Canadian cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau ( 6 April 1866 &ndash 30 May 1931) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest Archbishop of Quebec 1866)
• 1945 - Odilo Globocnik, Austrian nazi (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dipl-Ing Odilo Lotario Globocnik ( April 21, 1904 – May 31, 1945) was a prominent Austrian Nazi and later an 1904)
• 1957 - Leopold Staff, Polish poet (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Leopold Staff ( November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet and one of the greatest artists of European modernism 1878)
• 1960 - Willem Elsschot, Flemish writer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willem Elsschot ( 7 May 1882 - 31 May 1960) was a Flemish writer and poet ( Pseudonym of Alfons-Jozef De Ridder 1882)
• 1960 - Walther Funk, Nazi leader (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walther Emanuel Funk (18 August 1890 - 31 May 1960 was a prominent Nazi official 1890)
• 1961 - Walter Little, Canadian politician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Little ( March 25, 1877 &ndash May 31, 1961) was a Canadian politician 1877)
• 1962 - Henry Fountain Ashurst, American politician (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Fountain Ashurst ( September 13, 1874 &ndash May 31, 1962) was an American Democratic Politician and one 1874)
• 1967 - Billy Strayhorn, American composer, pianist and arranger (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn ( November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American Composer, Pianist 1915)
• 1970 - Terry Sawchuk, hockey player (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Gordon Sawchuk ( December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York 1929)
• 1972 - Walter Freeman, American physician (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1895)
• 1976 - Jacques Monod, French biologist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Jacques-Louis Monod, French-born composer and cousin of Jacques Monod The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1910)
• 1977 - William Castle, American film director (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays William Castle ( April 24, 1914 &ndash May 31, 1977) was an American Film director, producer, and 1914)
• 1978 - József Bozsik, Hungarian footballer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) József Bozsik ( November 28, 1925 &ndash May 31, 1978) was a Hungarian footballer 1925)
• 1983 - Jack Dempsey, American boxer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world 1895)
• 1986 - Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank), American artist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank the American artist was born Jane Babette Schenthal on July 25, 1918, in Baltimore Maryland Jane Frank (Jane Schenthal Frank the American artist was born Jane Babette Schenthal on July 25, 1918, in Baltimore Maryland 1918)
• 1986 - James Rainwater, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leo James Rainwater ( December 9, 1917 &ndash May 31, 1986) was an American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1917)
• 1987 - John Abraham (director), Indian film director
• 1993 - Spuds Mackenzie, American advertisement dog
• 1994 - Herva Nelli, Italian-born soprano (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Abraham ( August 11, 1937 - 31 May, 1987) was a Malayalam Film director and Writer. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Spuds MacKenzie (real name Honey Tree Evil Eye, c 1983 - May 31, 1993) was a fictional dog created for use in an advertising campaign marketing Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Herva Nelli ( January 9, 1909 &ndash May 31, 1994) was an Italian -born Operatic Soprano. 1909)
• 1996 - Timothy Leary, American professor and LSD advocate (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist 1920)
• 1997 - James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar James Bennett Griffin (also known as Jimmy Griffin is an American archaeologist who was born in Atchinson Kansas on January 12 1905 1905)
• 1998 - Charles Van Acker, Belgian racing driver (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Charles Van Acker ( 14 March 1912 Brussels &ndash 31 May 1998 South Bend Indiana) was a Belgian Racecar 1912)
• 2000 - Tito Puente, American musician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Tito Puente Sr, ( April 20, 1923 &ndash May 31, 2000) born Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr 1923)
• 2000 - Johnnie Taylor, American singer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnnie Harrison Taylor ( May 5 1937 &ndash May 31 2000) was an American vocalist in a wide variety of genres from 1938)
• 2001 - Arlene Francis, American television personality (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20 1907 - May 31 2001) was an American actress Radio 1907)
• 2004 - Robert Quine, American guitarist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Robert W Quine ( December 30, 1942 – May 31, 2004) was an American Guitarist, known for his innovative Guitar solos 1941)
• 2004 - Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Étienne Roda-Gil (1 August 1941 in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne, France – 31 May 2004 in Paris) was a Songwriter and Screenwriter 1941)
• 2006 - Ryan Bennett, broadcast commentator (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the American sportscaster For the English football defender see Ryan Bennett (footballer. 1970)
• 2006 - Miguel Berrocal, sculptor (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miguel Ortíz y Berrocal ( September 28, 1933 - May 31 2006) was an Artist known for his Puzzle Sculptures 1933)
• 2006 - Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Davis Jr ( October 14, 1914 &ndash May 31, 2006) was an American Chemist, Physicist, and Nobel The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1914)
• 2006 - Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter, mother of singer Stevie Wonder (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lula Mae Hardaway (b January 11 1930, Eufaula Alabama - d May 31 2006, Los Angeles California) was the mother Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an 1930)

Holidays and observances

• The Godiva procession. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Godiva (or Godgifu) (c 980-1067 was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who according to Legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry
• World No Tobacco Day. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31.
• Syaday (Discordianism) (5th day of the season of Confusion, honors Apostle Sri Syadasti). The Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative Calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. Discordianism is a modern Religion centered on the idea that Chaos is as important as order. Confusion, of a Pathological degree usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time location and personal identity and
• The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Saint Petronella
• Nuclear Energy day in Argentina, Commemorates the foundation of the CNEA

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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The Visitation is the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Saint Petronilla (name variants include Aurelia Petronilla Pernelle Peroline Perrenotte Perrette Perrine Perronelle Petronella Peyronne Peyronnelle Pierrette Pérette Périne For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The National Atomic Energy Commission ( Spanish: Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, CNEA is the Argentine government agency in charge of

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