May 31

Events

 * - (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of.
 * - Mongol invasion of the Cumans: -  armies of  lead by  defeat  and.
 * - sails from,  to , , eventually to mine , used to pave streets in.
 * - Citing poor eyesight, records the last event in his.
 * - The procession through  begins.
 * - The bans all  productions.
 * - : The adopted urging the  to declare independence from.
 * - explores the.
 * 1790  - The  enacts its first, the.
 * - In, , and , reached Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the.
 * - :  or (Battle of Fair Oaks) - Confederate forces under  &  engage Union forces under  outside Richmond, Virginia.
 * - :  - The  under  engages the  under  &.
 * - In the, leads 850  raiders across the  at /, as part of an effort to free  from the .   and  regulars repulse the invaders in over the next three days, at a cost of 9 dead and 38 wounded to the 's 19 dead and about 17 wounded.
 * - patents.
 * - : Over 2,200 people die after a dam break sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of.
 * - : The ends the war and ensures  control of.
 * - Creation of the.
 * - launched.
 * - : - The  under the command of  &  engage the  under the command of  &  in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
 * - : A in, , the official death toll is 39, but recent investigations suggest the actual toll may be much higher.
 * 1921  -   marries actress.
 * - The signs an agreement with the  government, referring to  as an "integral part of the ", whose "sovereignty" therein the  promises to respect.
 * - The last rolls off the  after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
 * - 7.1 magnitude destroys  in modern-day : 40,000 dead.
 * - : s begin a series of,.
 * - retires from active service in the.
 * - created.
 * - The dissolves.
 * - The causes a  that buries the town of ; more than 47,000 people are killed.
 * - In accordance with the passed by the  in, observation of  occurs on the last  in  for the first time, rather than on the traditional  of.
 * - The votes to cut off funding for the bombing of  targets within, hastening the end of the.
 * - The completed.
 * - : Forty-one tornadoes hit, , , and , leaving 76 dead.
 * 1985  -  (MDMA) became a Schedule I drug in the United States.
 * -, the first legal private radio station starts broadcasting in.
 * - The of  premieres.
 * - "", the last video with, is shot.
 * - The opens, linking  with mainland.
 * 2002  - The  issued Instruction 10520.6 directing all  to fly the  in honor of those killed in the . The ensign will be flown for the duration of the.
 * 2002  - A series of major storms blew through Western Pennsylvania, killing 1 person when the Whip pavilion at  collapses.
 * -  is captured in.
 * - A foul-up during routine software update at the leads to a three-day misplacement of 10 million account balances.
 * - admits in the magazine  that he is the anonymous source  in the.

Births

 * -, Persian philosopher (d. )
 * -, mother of (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Belgian theologian (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French revolutionary (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Swiss philologist (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * -, Argentine explorer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English painter (d. )
 * -, British explorer (d. )
 * -, English cartoonist (d. )
 * -, Hungarian politician (d. )
 * -, 2nd (d. )
 * -, bishop, helped Nazis escape trial (d. )
 * -, French diplomat, (d. )
 * -, Belarus painter (d. )
 * 1892  -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American clergyman (d. )
 * -, American conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, English actress and comedian (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1908  -, Swedish actor (d. )
 * -, French Canadian victim of child abuse (d. )
 * -, French economist,
 * -, English countertenor (d. )
 * -, Dutch filmmaker (d. )
 * -, Italian actress (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American film director and actor
 * -, American physicist,
 * 1931  -, American soprano
 * -, American microchip designer (d. )
 * -, 35th
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1938  - ,
 * 1938  -, American folk singer
 * -, British humanitarian
 * -, American illustrator
 * -, American pharmacologist,
 * -, American actress
 * 1943  -, American football player
 * -, German film director (d. )
 * -, American media critic
 * -, British musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1949 -, American soprano
 * -, American television actor
 * -, German musician
 * -, Finnish actor
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1954  -, Greek footballer
 * -, German musician and sound engineer
 * -, American hockey player
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1960  -, American comedian
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1962  -, German actor
 * -, Hong Kong socialite & actress
 * 1963  -, Canadian musician and actor
 * 1963  -, Hungarian politician, prime minister (1998-2002)
 * 1963  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Canadian businessman
 * 1964  -, American rock guitarist
 * 1964  -, American musician
 * -, American model
 * -, Canadian stand-up comedian
 * 1966  -, American actor and singer
 * -, French actress
 * 1967  -, New Zealand television personality
 * 1967  -, American baseball player
 * 1967  -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Norwegian cross-country skier
 * 1972  -, English model
 * 1972  -, Irish actor
 * 1972  -, American baseball player
 * -, American golfer
 * 1974  -, Hungarian light heavyweight boxer
 * 1974 -, American cartoonist
 * -, English actress
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
 * 1977  -, English TV presenter
 * 1977  -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, New Zealand footballer
 * 1983  -, English television presenter
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, Georgian musical artist
 * 1986  -, Canadian actress
 * 1986  -, Dutch cyclist

Deaths

 * -, queen of
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, mother of and , (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, German clergyman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Russian statesman (b. )
 * -, French astronomer (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * 1809  -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, British mechanical engineer (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, British clown (b. )
 * -, German clergyman (b. )
 * -, Scottish pastor (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian poet (b. )
 * -, American physician (b. )
 * -, Austrian nazi (b. )
 * -, Polish poet (b. )
 * -, Flemish writer (b. )
 * 1960  -, Nazi leader (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American composer, pianist and arranger (b. )
 * -, hockey player (b. )
 * -, French biologist, (b. )
 * -, American director (b. )
 * -, Hungarian footballer (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * 1986  -, American physicist,  (b. )
 * -, Indian film director
 * -, American advertisement dog
 * -, Italian-born soprano (b. )
 * -, American professor and LSD advocate (b. )
 * -, American archaeologist (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2000  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American television personality (d. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * 2004  -, French songwriter and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, broadcast commentator (b. )
 * 2006  -, sculptor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American physicist,  laureate (b. )
 * 2006  -, American songwriter (b. ), mother of singer

Holidays and observances

 * The procession.
 * (5th day of the season of, honors Apostle ).
 * (5th day of the season of, honors Apostle ).

Liturgical Feast days

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