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Sunday, 31 May 2026

Day 151 of 2026 · 214 days remaining in the year · Week 22

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15 Births

12 Events

1 Reminders

28 Total entries

★ Born on this day 15 entries

1819

Walt Whitman, poet.

US Arts & Culture 207 yrs ago

1857

Pope Pius XI (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti) 259th pope of the Roman Catholic Church [1922-1939]

US Religion 169 yrs ago

1894

Fred Allen, Comedian, radio star.

US Arts & Culture 132 yrs ago

1898

Norman Vincent Peale

US 128 yrs ago

1908

Don Ameche, Actor.

US Arts & Culture 118 yrs ago

1922

Denholm Elliott, Actor.

US Arts & Culture 104 yrs ago

1930

Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry.

US 96 yrs ago

1933

Shirley Verrett, opera singer.

US Arts & Culture 93 yrs ago

1938

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary.

US 88 yrs ago

1941

Johnny Paycheck, country singer.

US Arts & Culture 85 yrs ago

1943

Joe Namath, athlete.

US Sport 83 yrs ago

1950

Tom Berenger, Actor.

US Arts & Culture 76 yrs ago

1950

Gregory Harrison, Actor.

US Arts & Culture 76 yrs ago

1961

Lea Thompson, Actress.

US Arts & Culture 65 yrs ago

1965

Brooke Shields, Actress.

US Arts & Culture 61 yrs ago

► Events on this day 12 entries

1678

Lady Godiva takes a ride through Coventry.

US 348 yrs ago

1837

New York's Astor Hotel opens ... most elaborate in the U.S.

US 189 yrs ago

1859

Town Ball was created, which became baseball 20 years later.

US Sport 167 yrs ago

1868

First recorded bicycle race, 2 kilometers in Paris.

FR Sport 158 yrs ago

1870

Asphalt pavement is patented by E.J. DeSemdt.

US Science & Technology 156 yrs ago

1879

First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition.

DE 147 yrs ago

1880

Leage of American Wheelman is formed in Rhode Island.

US Geography & Exploration 146 yrs ago

1889

Johnstown Flood occurs, killing 2,300 people.

US 137 yrs ago

1907

Taxis arrive in New York City.

US 119 yrs ago

1929

First reindeer born in the United States (Not the North Pole).

US 97 yrs ago

1941

First issue of <i>Parade</i> magazine is published.

US Arts & Culture 85 yrs ago

1976

The Who puts on the loudest concert in recorded history with 76,000 watts at 120 decibels.

US Arts & Culture 50 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Republic Day, celebrated in South Africa.