Day of the year
May 31
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May 31 Zodiac Sign
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Element: Air
curiousadaptablewittyexpressivesociable
Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 9
A number of compassion, completion, and humanitarian spirit.
May 31: This Day in History
- 1859— Big Ben's clock tower in London began keeping time for the first time.
- 1889— The Johnstown Flood devastated Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing over 2,200 people when a dam burst.
- 1916— The Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of World War I, began in the North Sea between British and German fleets.
- 1961— South Africa became a republic after leaving the British Commonwealth.
- 1977— The trans-Alaska pipeline was completed after three years of construction.
Famous Birthdays on May 31
- Walt Whitman (1819) — American poet and essayist
- Brooke Shields (1965) — model and actress
- Colin Farrell (1976) — Irish actor
- Tom Berenger (1949) — actor
- Kenny Lofton (1967) — MLB center fielder
- Clint Eastwood (1930) — actor, director, and filmmaker
What Happens on May 31?
World No-Tobacco Day
Did You Know? May 31 Fun Facts
- The Johnstown Flood in 1889 was the deadliest disaster in the United States since the Civil War.
- Big Ben refers specifically to the main bell of the clock tower, not the tower itself, which is officially named Elizabeth Tower.
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