Datum: 31.5.2026 2:03:01 - Stran: NA DANAŠNJI DAN PO SVETU
Zgodilo se je na današnji dan 31. maj

Zgodilo se je na današnji dan 31. maj:

1. May 31, 1859 - The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in London, known as Big Ben, began keeping time for the first time.

2. May 31, 1889 - The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania collapsed, causing the Johnstown Flood which killed over 2,200 people in one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history.

3. May 31, 1962 - Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi responsible for organizing the Holocaust, was hanged in Israel after being captured in Argentina.

4. May 31, 1970 - An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Peru, killing an estimated 70,000 people and destroying multiple cities.

5. May 31, 2009 - Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, killing all 228 passengers and crew on board.

6. May 31, 2014 - Former Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, was sentenced to death along with over 100 others for their roles in a mass prison break during the 2011 revolution.

7. May 31, 2020 - SpaceX successfully launched its first crewed mission, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station, marking a new era in space exploration.