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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 31 MAI

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 31 Mai et qui ont marqué le monde.

Plymouth

Année: 1884

The arrival at Plymouth of Tāwhiao, King of Maoris, to claim the protection of Queen Victoria.

Johnstown Flood

Année: 1889

Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Madison Square Garden (1879)

Année: 1879

Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

Overland Campaign

Année: 1864

American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.

American Civil War

Année: 1862

American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.

Second Boer War

Année: 1902

Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.

Morral affair

Année: 1906

The attempted regicide of Spanish King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day instead kills 24

World War I

Année: 1916

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.

NAISSANCES DU 31 MAI

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 31 Mai, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg

Année de naissance: 1927

Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg, English lieutenant and banker (died 2017)

Julian Beck

Année de naissance: 1925

Julian Beck, American actor and director (died 1986)

Ellsworth Kelly

Année de naissance: 1923

Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco

Année de naissance: 1923

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)

Pankaj Roy

Année de naissance: 1928

Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001)

Menahem Golan

Année de naissance: 1929

Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (died 2014)

Shirley Verrett

Année de naissance: 1931

Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (died 2010)

Clint Eastwood

Année de naissance: 1930

Clint Eastwood, American actor, director, musician, and producer

DéCèS DU 31 MAI

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 31 Mai et de leur héritage durable.

Willem Elsschot

Année de décès: 1960

Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (born 1882)

Walther Funk

Année de décès: 1960

Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (born 1890)

Henry F. Ashurst

Année de décès: 1962

Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (born 1874)

Billy Strayhorn

Année de décès: 1967

Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer (born 1915)

Clare Sheridan

Année de décès: 1970

Clare Sheridan, English sculptor and author (born 1885)

Stefanos Sarafis

Année de décès: 1957

Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (born 1890)

Leopold Staff

Année de décès: 1957

Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (born 1878)

Elizabeth Blackwell

Année de décès: 1910

Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (born 1821)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 31 MAI

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 31 Mai dans le monde entier.

Kaamatan

Kaamatan, harvest festival in the state of Sabah and the federal territory of Labuan (Malaysia)

World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day (International)

Borobi

Borobi Day (Australia)

May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Visitation (Christianity)

Christian feast day: Visitation of Mary (Western Christianity)

Camilla Battista da Varano

Christian feast day: Camilla Battista da Varano

Saint Petronilla

Christian feast day: Petronella

Royal Brunei Land Force

Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei)

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