Today on May 31 in history there were 23 birthdays and 39 historical events.


Birthday May 31, 1469 Manuel I, king of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
Birthday May 31, 1819 Walt Whitman is born
Birthday May 31, 1819 Walt Whitman, American poet (Leaves of Grass) in West Hills, NY
Birthday May 31, 1857 Pius XI, 259th Roman Catholic pope (1922-39)
Birthday May 31, 1872 Heath Robinson, English illustrator, cartoonist
Birthday May 31, 1887 Saint-John Perse, French poet, diplomat (Nobel 1960)
Birthday May 31, 1898 Norman Vincent Peale, clergyman
Birthday May 31, 1908 Don Ameche, Actor (Cocoon)
Birthday May 31, 1912 Henry Jackson, (D, sort of), former U.S. senator from Washington
Birthday May 31, 1920 Edward Bennett Williams, attorney
Birthday May 31, 1923 Rainier III, prince of Monaco (1949-, )
Birthday May 31, 1929 Elaine Stewart
Birthday May 31, 1930 Clint Eastwood born
Birthday May 31, 1930 Clint Eastwood, Actor/mayor (Dirty Harry)
Birthday May 31, 1933 Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano New Orleans La
Birthday May 31, 1938 Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary
Birthday May 31, 1939 Terry Waite, Church envoy
Birthday May 31, 1941 Johnny Paycheck, Country Singer
Birthday May 31, 1943 Joe Namath, NY Jets QB
Birthday May 31, 1943 Sharon Gless, in LA
Birthday May 31, 1950 Gregory Harrison
Birthday May 31, 1950 Tom Berenger
Birthday May 31, 1965 Brooke Shields, Actress/model NYC
History May 31, 1433 Joan of Arc has a hot time at stake
History May 31, 1678 Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry
History May 31, 1775 Mecklenburg Resolutions reject the power of the British in North Carolina
History May 31, 1809 Composer Franz Josef Hayden died in Vienna Austria
History May 31, 1854 Kansas Territory established
History May 31, 1862 Battle of Fair Oaks - Va; North defeats South
History May 31, 1862 Yankees and Rebels clash at Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks)
History May 31, 1868 1st recorded bicycle race - 2 kilometers in Paris
History May 31, 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition
History May 31, 1879 Madison Square Garden opens its doors
History May 31, 1887 George Goodfellow investigates earthquake
History May 31, 1889 The Johnstown Flood
History May 31, 1889 Johnstown Flood; 2 -000 die in Penn
History May 31, 1889 The Johnstown Flood
History May 31, 1900 US troops arrive in Peking - help put down Boxer Rebellion
History May 31, 1902 The Boer War ends
History May 31, 1910 Union of South Africa formed
History May 31, 1913 17th amendment providing popular election of senators
History May 31, 1916 Battle of Jutland
History May 31, 1916 During WW I British & German fleets fought Battle of Jutland
History May 31, 1929 Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union
History May 31, 1941 Germans conquer Crete
History May 31, 1955 Construction begins on cosmodrome launch facilities
History May 31, 1956 Mickey Mantle HR just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof
History May 31, 1961 South Africa becomes a republic (Natl Day)
History May 31, 1962 WW II Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann hung in Israel
History May 31, 1962 Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel
History May 31, 1964 A killer who can't keep his mouth shut
History May 31, 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder continues
History May 31, 1970 Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces
History May 31, 1970 Tens of thousands in Peru die in an earthquake
History May 31, 1974 Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights
History May 31, 1976 Martha Mitchell wife of former Att General John Mitchell dies in NY
History May 31, 1977 The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen
History May 31, 1988 Three U.S. presidents close chapters on the Cold War
History May 31, 1988 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow ends
History May 31, 1996 Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel
History May 31, 1997 Ila Borders pitches in minor league game
History May 31, 2005 Deep Throat is revealed


May 31, 1469 Manuel I, king of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
May 31, 1819 Walt Whitman is born
May 31, 1819 Walt Whitman, American poet (Leaves of Grass) in West Hills, NY
May 31, 1857 Pius XI, 259th Roman Catholic pope (1922-39)
May 31, 1872 Heath Robinson, English illustrator, cartoonist
May 31, 1887 Saint-John Perse, French poet, diplomat (Nobel 1960)
May 31, 1898 Norman Vincent Peale, clergyman
May 31, 1908 Don Ameche, Actor (Cocoon)
May 31, 1912 Henry Jackson, (D, sort of), former U.S. senator from Washington
May 31, 1920 Edward Bennett Williams, attorney
May 31, 1923 Rainier III, prince of Monaco (1949-, )
May 31, 1929 Elaine Stewart
May 31, 1930 Clint Eastwood born
May 31, 1930 Clint Eastwood, Actor/mayor (Dirty Harry)
May 31, 1933 Shirley Verrett, American mezzo-soprano New Orleans La
May 31, 1938 Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary
May 31, 1939 Terry Waite, Church envoy
May 31, 1941 Johnny Paycheck, Country Singer
May 31, 1943 Joe Namath, NY Jets QB
May 31, 1943 Sharon Gless, in LA
May 31, 1950 Gregory Harrison
May 31, 1950 Tom Berenger
May 31, 1965 Brooke Shields, Actress/model NYC


May 31, 1433 Joan of Arc has a hot time at stake
May 31, 1678 Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry
May 31, 1775 Mecklenburg Resolutions reject the power of the British in North Carolina
May 31, 1809 Composer Franz Josef Hayden died in Vienna Austria
May 31, 1854 Kansas Territory established
May 31, 1862 Battle of Fair Oaks - Va; North defeats South
May 31, 1862 Yankees and Rebels clash at Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks)
May 31, 1868 1st recorded bicycle race - 2 kilometers in Paris
May 31, 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition
May 31, 1879 Madison Square Garden opens its doors
May 31, 1887 George Goodfellow investigates earthquake
May 31, 1889 The Johnstown Flood
May 31, 1889 Johnstown Flood; 2 -000 die in Penn
May 31, 1889 The Johnstown Flood
May 31, 1900 US troops arrive in Peking - help put down Boxer Rebellion
May 31, 1902 The Boer War ends
May 31, 1910 Union of South Africa formed
May 31, 1913 17th amendment providing popular election of senators
May 31, 1916 Battle of Jutland
May 31, 1916 During WW I British & German fleets fought Battle of Jutland
May 31, 1929 Ford signs agreement with Soviet Union
May 31, 1941 Germans conquer Crete
May 31, 1955 Construction begins on cosmodrome launch facilities
May 31, 1956 Mickey Mantle HR just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof
May 31, 1961 South Africa becomes a republic (Natl Day)
May 31, 1962 WW II Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann hung in Israel
May 31, 1962 Architect of the Holocaust hanged in Israel
May 31, 1964 A killer who can't keep his mouth shut
May 31, 1965 Operation Rolling Thunder continues
May 31, 1970 Communist soldiers escape South Vietnamese forces
May 31, 1970 Tens of thousands in Peru die in an earthquake
May 31, 1974 Israel & Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights
May 31, 1976 Martha Mitchell wife of former Att General John Mitchell dies in NY
May 31, 1977 The BBC bans the Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen
May 31, 1988 Three U.S. presidents close chapters on the Cold War
May 31, 1988 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Moscow ends
May 31, 1996 Netanyahu elected prime minister of Israel
May 31, 1997 Ila Borders pitches in minor league game
May 31, 2005 Deep Throat is revealed