Public Holidays on May 31

• 🌍 Pentecost (Greece, Ukraine)
• 🌍 Day of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
• 🌍 Hari Raya Waisak (perkiraan) (Indonesia)
• 🌍 Hari Wesak (Malaysia)
• 🌍 Vesak Day (Singapore)
• 🌍 عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) (Saudi Arabia)
• 🌍 วันวิสาขบูชา (Thailand)

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Religious Observances on May 31

• Chinese: Dragon Boat Festival

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On This Day in History — May 31

• 2017 — A car bomb exploded in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
• 2013 — The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
• 2010 — Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish civilians on the flotilla were killed in the...
• 2005 — Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
• 1991 — Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission.
• 1989 — A group of six members of the Peruvian guerrilla group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement shoot dead eight transsexuals in Tarapoto.

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Notable Births on May 31

• 1992 — Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 — Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
• 1991 — Azealia Banks, American rapper
• 1990 — Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1989 — Bas Dost, Dutch footballer
• 1989 — Marco Reus, German footballer

Notable Deaths on May 31

• 2016 — Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976-2016) (b. 1947)
• 2016 — Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938)
• 2016 — Carla Lane, English television writer (b. 1928)
• 2016 — Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939)
• 2015 — Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917)
• 2014 — Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928)

Sports on May 31

• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Vegas Golden Knights — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: San Antonio Spurs @ Oklahoma City Thunder — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Indiana Fever @ Portland Fire — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies — 01:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Yankees @ Athletics — 02:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Seattle Mariners — 02:10 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 1

• 🌍 Azores Day (Portugal)
• 🌍 Hari Keputeraan Rasmi Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Malaysia)
• 🌍 Hari Lahir Pancasila (Indonesia)
• 🌍 June Bank Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 June Holiday (Ireland)
• 🌍 King's Birthday (New Zealand)
• 🌍 Madaraka Day (Kenya)
• 🌍 Pancasila Day (Indonesia)
• 🌍 Reconciliation Day (Australia)
• 🌍 Vesak Day (observed) (Singapore)
• 🌍 Western Australia Day (Australia)
• 🌍 Whit Monday (Greece)
• 🌍 Δευτέρα του Αγίου Πνεύματος (Greece)
• 🌍 ชดเชยวันวิสาขบูชา (Thailand)

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On This Day in History — June 1

• 2015 — A ship carrying 458 people capsizes on Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 400 people.
• 2011 — A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
• 2009 — Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
• 2009 — General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
• 2004 — Oklahoma state prosecutors sentence Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole breaking a Guinness World Record.
• 2001 — Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother.

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Notable Births on June 1

• 1996 — Tom Holland, English actor
• 1995 — Carlos Castro García, Spanish footballer
• 1994 — Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1992 — Kira Plastinina, Russian fashion designer
• 1991 — Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 — Kennie Chopart, Danish footballer

Notable Deaths on June 1

• 2015 — Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1959)
• 2015 — Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
• 2014 — Ann B. Davis, American actress (b. 1926)

Sports on June 1

• MLB: Detroit Tigers @ Tampa Bay Rays — 22:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Miami Marlins @ Washington Nationals — 22:45 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds — 23:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins — 23:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Milwaukee Brewers — 23:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals — 23:45 UTC Scheduled

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