On This Day in History May 31, 2023

Historical Events 1578  Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England, to Frobisher Bay, Canada. Eventually mines fools gold, famously used to pave the streets of London. 1902  Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1910  Union of South Africa declares its independence from the United Kingdom 1916  Battle of Jutland: Largest naval battle of World War I between the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet which killed 8,645 in an inconclusive battle but strategic British victory. German fleet never puts to sea again in WWI. 1935  7.7 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in Balochistan, British India (now Pakistan) killing an estimated 40,000 people 1947  Communists seize power in Hungary 1970  7.75 Ancash earthquake off coast of Peru kills 66-70,000 and sets off world's deadliest avalanche Famous Birthdays Brooke Shields 58th Birthday Clint Eastwood 93rd Birthday Fred Allen 1894 - 1956 Walt Whitman 1819 - 1892 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Joseph Grimaldi 1778 - 1837 Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809 More Famous Deaths