Today in History for 31st May 2018:
Historical Events
1902 – Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1920 – Indianapolis 500: Gaston Chevrolet wins in 5:38:31.901 (142.617 km/h)
1923 – The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) forms in Durban, South Africa, with Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri as President
1923 – China and USSR exchange diplomats
1970 – 7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world’s deadliest avalanche
1994 – Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
Famous Birthdays
1872 – Charles G Abbot, American astronomer (Constant Sun)
1899 – Ilse Lagner, German antiwar writer, born in Breslau (d. 1987)
1912 – Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. 1979)
1963 – Wesley Willis, American musician (d. 2003)
1966 – Jessica Monroe, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Palo Alto, California
1972 – Eileen Richetelli, Milford Conn, diver (Olympics 1996)
Famous Deaths
1567 – Guido de Bres, Belgian theologian (b. 1522)
1947 – Adrienne Ames, actress (Black Sheep, 24 Hours), dies at 39
1962 – Eduardo Toldra, composer, dies at 67
1998 – Stanislaw Wislocki, Polish conductor of classical music, dies at 76
2004 – Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (b. 1941)
2010 – Brian Duffy, British photographer and film producer (b. 1933)