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May 31

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on May 31. From 1900 until now. May 31 is under the sign of Gemini. Famous birthdays on this day include Clint Eastwood (1930), Colin Farrell (1976) and Brooke Shields (1965). Several movies were released around May 31 over the years, such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1986 directed by John Hughes and A Summer's Tale in 1996 directed by Éric Rohmer.
But much more happened on May 31 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

World No Tobacco Day.
Syaday (Discordianism) (5th day of the season of Confusion, honors Apostle Sri Syadasti).
Saint Gislemerio
Saint Mechtilde of Diessen
Saint Petronella.
the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Godiva procession.
IT Day.
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Events

2019 Taliban suicide car bomber kills four Afghan civilians and wounds over 20 including four American soldiers. (VOA)
2018 2018 Nicaraguan protests: Catholic bishops cancel the planned Episcopal Conference talks with the government after protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega turn violent. According to the Nicaraguan Human Rights Center, pro-government armed groups killed 11 people. (Reuters)
2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): May 2017 Kabul attack: A suicide bombing occurs in Kabul near the German embassy with at least 90 killed and 461 injured. (Reuters via SBS), (The Guardian), (AFP via Channel News Asia)
2016 Syrian Civil War: At least 23 people are killed in overnight air strikes in Idlib, Syria. (CNN) (BBC)
2015 Sinai insurgency: Egyptian security officials report that militants have blown up a natural gas pipeline leading to Israel outside El-Arish, the provincial capital of North Sinai. That pipeline was attacked at least 20 times in the last 5 years. (AP via KFox)
2014 War in North-West Pakistan:: Taliban insurgents from Afghanistan attack a Pakistani border post in the Bajur tribal area, resulting in the deaths of 14 militants and one soldier. (Voice of America)
2013 Turkish protestors are removed from Gezi Park in Taksim Square, Istanbul, in a violent crackdown by police after days of anti-government unrest. (Reuters)
2012 A series of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad kills 14 people. (CNN)
2011 War in Afghanistan:
2010 In the international waters, Shayetet 13 soldiers attacked with firearms to flotilla that wanted to break the blockade on Gaza Strip. During the armed aggression on the MV Mavi Marmara ship, a violent attack had started. 9 activists killed by soldiers on board, and lots of activist injured.
2009 The People's Justice Party wins the by-election in Penanti, Penang, Malaysia. (''Bernama'')
2008 NASA's Discovery space shuttle blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station, delivering a cylinder for Japan's Kibo science lab, and also a new pump to repair the station's toilet.
2007 The National Assembly of Niger passes a motion of no-confidence in the Government of Prime Minister of Niger Hama Amadou. (BBC)
2006 Ohio Republican Thomas Noe pleads guilty to illegally directing $50,000 into the 2004 re-election campaign of President George W. Bush. (AP)
2005 Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was Deep Throat.
2004 Memorial Day: President Bush honors the United States' war dead of past conflicts, and says that "two terror regimes are gone forever" in Iraq and Afghanistan as US deaths there climb to 1,000. (Reuters)
2003 Eric Rudolph, suspected in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.
2002 The United States Department of State issues a travel warning advising all Americans except for essential diplomatic personnel (about 60,000 people) to leave India because ampquotconditions along India's border with Pakistan and in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have deteriorated.ampquot
1999 Olusegun Obasanjo is elected President of Nigeria.
1998 Wins Wegmans Rochester Golf International
1997 Once Upon a Matress, closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 187 performances
1996 Mark Van Thillo and Abigail Alling, former biospherian win $100,000 lawsuit against Biospheric Development for Space Biospheres Ventures.
1994 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs. Pirates
1993 President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees
1992 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win.
1991 Oldest bride - Minnie Munro, 102, weds Dudley Reid, 83, in Australia.
1990 Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles
1989 Rambling with Gambling 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (NYC)
1988 U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students, during his visit to the Soviet Union.
1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
1985 Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000
1984 57th US National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling "luge".
1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep Los Angeles Lakers in four games.
1981 Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship.
1980 Love Stinks by J Geils Band peaks at #38
1979 I Remember Mama opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 108 performances
1977 Beatlemania opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances
1976 Syria intervenes in the Lebanese Civil War in opposition to the Palestine Liberation Organization, whom it had previously supported.
1975 Goodtime Charley closes at Palace Theater NYC after 104 performances
1974 Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights.
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.
1972 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
1971 WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1970 At 03:23pm, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
1969 Dear World closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 132 performances
1966 The Philippines reestablishes diplomatic relations with Malaysia.
1965 Jim Clark becomes first foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 car race.
1964 Charles Schmid kills first Pied Piper victim
1962 Tell It To Groucho last airs on CBS-TV
1961 JFK visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris
1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open.
1958 US performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests).
1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1955 Great Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to railroad strike.
1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1951 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord.
1950 Due to rain, Indianapolis 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins.
1949 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
1948 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings).
1947 Communists grab power in Hungary.
1946 A Greek referendum supports the return of the monarchy.
1944 Allied breakthrough in Italy
1943 "Archie" comic strip first broadcast on radio.
1942 Luftwaffe bombs Canterbury, England.
1941 1st issue of Parade goes on sale
1937 1st quadruplets to finish college (Baylor University)
1935 Babe Ruth grounds out in his final at bat
1930 Building begins on Albert Canal in Belgium.
1929 Atlantic City Convention Center opens
1928 First aerial cross of the Pacific takes off from Oakland, California.
1927 Ford Motor Company produces last Tin Lizzie (begins Model A)
1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition opens in Philadelphia
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.
1923 China and the USSR exchange diplomats
1921 Suffy McInnis (first base) begins an errorless string of 1,700 chances.
1919 NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes 1st crossing of Atlantic
1916 British battle cruiser Invincible explodes, killing all but 6
1915 An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London.
1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
1913 Alexis Ahlgren runs world record maraton (2:36:06.6).
1912 US marines land on Cuba.
1911 The ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic is launched.
1910 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of the Union of South Africa.
1908 Miss Pottelsberghe de la Pottery is first airplane passenger (Belgium).
1906 Attack on King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid.
1905 Emperor Wilhelm II lands in Tanger.
1902 Boer War Ends; Treaty of Vereeniging signed, Britain annexes Transvaal.
1900 British troops under Lord Roberts occupy Johannesburg.
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