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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 31
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Russell Endean; cricket player (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bent Peter Rasch in Denmark; canoe (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Jim Hutton in Binghamton, New York, USA; actor (Ellery Queen).
- 80th: 1944 - In Italy, retreating Germans burn two ships in a special museum near Lake Nemi outside Rome. The ships had been used in the lake as floating entertainment palaces in time of Caligula, about year 12-41.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Mick Ralphs; guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Scotti Hill in Manhasset, New York, USA; rock guitarist (Skid Row - "Psycho Love").
- 60th: 1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 60th: 1964 - San Francisco Giants beat New York Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (second game) (7 hours 32 minutes).
- 50th: 1974 - Adelle Davis, US nutrionalist (Let's stay healthy), dies at age 70.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Bindi Mansfield in Mooerbank, New South Wales, Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jim Carey in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA; NHL goalie (Washington Capitals).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Steve Martin; defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 50th: 1974 - Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights.
- 50th: 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 40th: 1984 - Viv Richards hits 189 (170 balls) versus England, ODI cricket record.
- 40th: 1984 - 57th US National Spelling Bee: Daniel Greenblatt wins spelling "luge".
- 40th: 1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 30th: 1994 - Doug Freeman, cricket player (two Tests of leg-spin for New Zealand 1933), dies.
- 30th: 1994 - San Diego Padres score 13 in second versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 15th: 2009 - In Valencia, Spain, round 5 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 15th: 2009 - In Mugello, Italy, round 5 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner.
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