Today in History for 31st May 2022

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Historic Activities

1847 – Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens 1893 – Stays of Jefferson Davis moved from New Orleans and re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, for each his widow’s ask for 1930 – Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) strategies .0617 AUs of Earth 1961 – Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth 1982 – “Greatest Little Whorehouse in Texas” opens at Eugene O’Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances 1984 – US performs nuclear take a look at at Nevada Test Website

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Well known Birthdays

1773 – Ludwig Tieck, German author, born in Berlin (d. 1853) 1857 – Pius XI [Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti], Italian 259th Pope (1922-39), born in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1939) 1892 – Willem Ravelli, Dutch baritone singer (St Matthew Enthusiasm), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1980) 1964 – Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman (CanWest), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba 1967 – Phil Keoghan, New Zealand tv persona (The Incredible Race), born in Lincoln, New Zealand 1973 – Marty Janzen, American pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida

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Well known Fatalities

1837 – Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist and the “finest clown in background”, dies at 57 1931 – Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, French Canadian cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (b. 1866) 1952 – Walter Schellenberg, German attorney/headed spy (Venlo), dies 1962 – Henry F. Ashurst, American Democratic politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona), dies at 87 1986 – Jane Frank, American artist, dies at 67 2000 – Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader (“Oye Como Va”), dies at 77

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