Talk:May 31

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May 31: World No Tobacco Day; Feast of the Visitation in Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism 1223 – Mongol invasions: Mongol forces defeated a combined army of Kiev, Galich, and the Cumans on the banks of the Kalchik River in present-day Ukraine. 1669 – Citing poor eyesight, English naval administrator and Member of Parliament Samuel Pepys (pictured) recorded his last entry in his diary, one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. 1889 – The South Fork Dam near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, failed, unleashing a torrent of 18.1 million cubic meters (4.8 billion gallons) of water that killed over 2,200 people. 1910 – The previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State united to form the Union of South Africa, exactly 51 years before it would become the Republic of South Africa. 1974 – Syria and Israel signed a disengagement agreement to resolve the 20-day Yom Kippur War. More events: May 30 – May 31 – June 1 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 09:45, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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[edit] Ramesses II

"1279 BC - Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt."

So... how was this determined, pray tell? Even the year is debated. 31 May seems rather unusually precise.

→ P.MacUidhir (t) (c) 17:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Give Peace a Chance

On the Give Peace a Chance page, it states that the song was recorded on June 1st and not May 31st as listed here. CWPappas 04:30, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2002 date?

Does the death of one person in one storm that destroyed one building make a significant enough impact on history to be considered an important "this day in history"? I suggest deleting this entry, or putting it only in the discussion age. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.15.127.254 (talk) 20:08, 5 December 2007 (UTC)