World War 1 - Battle of Jutland
Time: Wednesday May 31, 1916
Place: North Sea, near to Denmark
Details: The Battle of Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, or "Battle of the Skagerrak") in May/June 1916 developed into the largest naval battle of the war. It was the only full-scale clash of battleships during the war, and one of the largest in history.
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On This Day - 31 May
Second Boer War-Treaty of Vereeniging
Saturday May 31, 1902 - Pretoria, South Africa
Second Boer War-Treaty of Vereeniging
Saturday May 31, 1902 - Pretoria, South African Republic
Winston Churchill-Churchill crossed the floor
Tuesday May 31, 1904 - London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Blackwell-Death
Tuesday May 31, 1910 - Hastings, England, United Kingdom
Titanic-Building
Wednesday May 31, 1911 - Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
World War II-Tanggu Truce
Wednesday May 31, 1933 - Tanggu District, Tianjin, China
Disasters with highest death tolls-1935 Quetta Earthquake
Friday May 31, 1935 at 02:33:00 AM - Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan)
Martin Bormann-Extending The 1935 Nuremberg Laws
Saturday May 31, 1941 - Berlin, Germany
Charles de Gaulle-Churchill told de Gaulle "immediately to order French troops to the ceasefire"
Thursday May 31, 1945 - Damascus, Syria
Disasters with highest death tolls-1970 Ancash Earthquake
Sunday May 31, 1970 at 03:23:00 PM - Peru
1970 Ancash earthquake-1970 Ancash earthquake
Sunday May 31, 1970 - Peru
Johan Cruyff-Second European Cup
Wednesday May 31, 1972 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
1973 oil crisis-Diplomacy by Kissinger produces a disengagement agreement on the Syrian front
Friday May 31, 1974 - U.S.
Falklands War-The Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre defeated Argentine Special Forces at the skirmish at Top Malo House
Monday May 31, 1982 - Falklands
Indira Gandhi-Operation Blue Star
Thursday May 31, 1984 - Amritsar, Punjab, India
Kosovo War-An Operation to clear the border of the KLA
Sunday May 31, 1998 - Serbia
Dwayne Johnson-Over the Edge: In Your House
Sunday May 31, 1998 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Xerox-Xerox Corporation announced that its auditors, KPMG LLP
Thursday May 31, 2001 - U.S.
FIFA World Cup-First one held in Asia
Friday May 31, 2002 - Korea and Japan
SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)-Singapore was removed from WHO's list of infected areas
Saturday May 31, 2003 - Singapore
Sepp Blatter-2007 Election
Thursday May 31, 2007 - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Rescue efforts also came from Jet Li's One Foundation
Saturday May 31, 2008 - Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Rafael Nadal-First loss in France Open
Sunday May 31, 2009 - France
Hot Dog-The most expensive hot dog
Thursday May 31, 2012 - Sacramento, California, U.S.
Francesco Totti-Final match-day of the 2014–15 season
Sunday May 31, 2015 - Rome, Italy
Zinedine Zidane-Resignation
Thursday May 31, 2018 - Madrid, Spain
Mass Shootings in the United States-Virginia Beach Shooting
Friday May 31, 2019 - Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Cleopatra-Cleopatra was made a regent of Ptolemy XII
Friday May 31, 52 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
Richard Edgeworth Birth
Sunday May 31, 1744 - Bath
Cecily Neville's death
Friday May 31, 1495 - England
Disputes between The Emperors and the French Saint League
Friday May 31, 1495 - Milan
1916
Josip Broz Tito-The Ardatov POW (Prisenor of War) camp
1916 - Samara, Russian Empire
Salvador Dali-Drawing School
1916 - Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Edward VIII-Military Cross
1916 - United Kingdom
Armenian Genocide-Typhoid inoculation
Saturday Jan 1, 1916 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
Irish War of Independence-Plan for revolt was realised in the Easter Rising of 1916
1916 - Ireland
Winston Churchill-Churchill was promoted to lieutenant-colonel
Jan, 1916 - England, United Kingdom
Mexican Revolution-Villa Attacked Columbus
1916 - Columbus, New Mexico, U.S.
Memorial day-Celebrated around the country
1916 - U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Mojkovac
Thursday Jan 6, 1916 - Mojkovac, Montenegro
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower was a football coach for St. Louis College
1916 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Mexican Revolution-Huerta's Death
Thursday Jan 13, 1916 - El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Carter G. Woodson-Woodson began publication of the scholarly Journal of African-American History
Jan, 1916 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Yasunari Kawabata-Boarding House
Jan, 1916 - Japan
World War 1-Battle of Verdun
Feb, 1916 - Verdun, France
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower proposed to Mamie Doud
Monday Feb 14, 1916 - U.S.
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was a company commander at Douaumont
Thursday Mar 2, 1916 - Verdun, France
BMW-Foundation
Tuesday Mar 7, 1916 - Munich, Germany
Father's Day-President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak at a Father's Day celebration
1916 - Spokane, Washington, U.S.
St. Patrick's Day-1916 Parades
Friday Mar 17, 1916 - Ireland
Marcus Garvey-Marcus sailed to U.S.
Mar, 1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-Arrived U.S.
1916 - Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Irish War of Independence-Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising against British rule
Saturday Apr 1, 1916 - Ireland
Anna May Wong-Wong had come up with her stage name of Anna May Wong
1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-Speaking tour, crossing 38 states
1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-UNIA also obtained Liberty Hall
Apr, 1916 - Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
World War 1-Decimation of the Russian economy
1916 - Russia
Chinese Civil War-Death of Yuan Shikai
Tuesday Jun 6, 1916 - Beijing, China
Ottoman Empire-Arab Revolt
Saturday Jun 10, 1916 - Arabian Peninsula, Ottoman Empire
World War 1-Battle of Mecca
Tuesday Jun 13, 1916 - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois and his supporters prevailed, and he continued in his role as editor
1916 - U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Somme
Wednesday Jun 21, 1916 - Somme river, France
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Wedding
Saturday Jul 1, 1916 - Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Disasters with highest death tolls-Matheson Fire
Saturday Jul 29, 1916 - Ontario, Canada
Statue of Liberty-Damage to the statue during WWI
Sunday Jul 30, 1916 - New York, U.S.
World War 1-Romania's Political Treaty
Friday Aug 4, 1916 - Romania
World War 1-Battle of Doberdo
Sunday Aug 6, 1916 - Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy
Hungarian–Romanian War-Romania Entered The World War I
Sunday Aug 27, 1916 - Romania
World War 1-Romania Attacks
Sunday Aug 27, 1916 - Transylvania, Romania
World War 1-Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Friday Sep 15, 1916 - Flers and Courcelette, France
Marcus Garvey-Marcus returned to New York City
1916 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Kroger-Kroger company began self-service shopping
1916 - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Hirohito-Hirohito was formally proclaimed Crown Prince and Heir Apparent
Thursday Nov 2, 1916 - Tokyo, Japan
World War 1-Bitolia recapturing
Sunday Nov 19, 1916 - Bitolia, Macedonia
Statue of Liberty-Lighting the Statue
Saturday Dec 2, 1916 - New York, U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Bucharest
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - Bucharest, Romania
Winston Churchill-Asquith resigned as Prime Minister and was succeeded by Lloyd George
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - London, England, United Kingdom
World War 1-Rejected Negotiations
Tuesday Dec 12, 1916 - Germany
Disasters with highest death tolls-White Friday Avalanches
Wednesday Dec 13, 1916 at 05:30:00 AM - Italy
W. E. B. Du Bois-Waco Horror
1916 - U.S.