05. 31. ON THIS DAY in past

in #history6 years ago

On this day in history so many things happened, both good and bad.
Here are some of the events that happened on this day:

1279 BC
Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (19th Dynasty)

70
Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem

1223
Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River - Mongol armies of Genghis Khan lead by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus and Cumans.

1621
Sir Francis Bacon imprisoned in the Tower of London for 1 night

1669
Citing poor eyesight, English civil servant Samuel Pepys records the last event in his famous diary

1879
Madison Square Garden opens in New York, named after 4th President James Madison

1916
Battle of Jutland: Largest naval battle of World War I between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet which killed 8,645 in an inconclusive battle but strategic British victory. German fleet never puts to sea again in WWI.

1940
Major General Bernard Montgomery leaves Dunkirk

1940
Winston Churchill flies to Paris to meet with French Marshal Philippe Pétain who announces he is willing to make a separate peace with Germany
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1968
Movie star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service

1969
John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"
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1969
Stevie Wonder releases "My Cherie Amore"
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1972
16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam

1983
37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games

1990
Seinfeld starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles

2004
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released in UK cinemas

2007
Rihanna releases her breakthrough album "Good Girl Gone Bad"
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2008
Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds
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2017
Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted

And here are a few people who were born on this day:

1819
Walt Whitman, American poet (Leaves of Grass), born in West Hills, New York (d. 1892)

1930
Clint Eastwood, American actor (Dirty Harry)/mayor (Carmel, California), born in San Francisco, California
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1948
John Bonham, English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin), born in Redditch, England (d. 1980)

1965
Brooke Shields, American model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan), born in NYC, New York

1976
Colin Farrell, Irish actor (In Bruges, Minority Report), born in Dublin, Ireland

And that's just a small part of all that happened on this day in history, and I hope you liked this little thing I set.
Have a nice day, and know that one day on this day will remember and there will be only history. so do something that people will remember

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