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31 May 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - A shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach, United States, left 13 people dead, including the gunman, and injured four others.Mass shooting in Virginia, U.S.
Anniversary
2017 - A car bomb exploded near the German embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing more than 90 people and injuring 463 others.Car bomb explosion in the centre of Afghanistan, killing 100+ people
Anniversary
2013 - An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 150 others.2013 EF3 tornado in Oklahoma, U.S.
Anniversary
2009 - American physician George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was shot and killed by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist.American abortion provider (1941–2009)
Anniversary
1981 - An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led to the burning of the Jaffna Public Library (renovated building pictured) in Sri Lanka, destroying more than 97,000 items in one of the most violent 20th-century examples of ethnic biblioclasm.Native ethnic group of Sri Lanka
Historical events
History
2026 - An explosion at a Ta'ang National Liberation Army base kills 46 people.Explosion in Myanmar
History
2019 - A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.Mass shooting in Virginia, U.S.
History
2017 - A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.Car bomb explosion in the centre of Afghanistan, killing 100+ people
History
2016 - Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2013 - The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.Minor planet found within the inner Solar System
History
2013 - A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.2013 EF3 tornado in Oklahoma, U.S.
History
2010 - Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.Special operations unit of the Israeli Navy
History
2008 - Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7 m/s) 9.72 seconds.Jamaican sprinter (born 1986)
History
2008 - Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
History
2005 - Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".American monthly periodical
Notable births
Born
2001 - Breece Hall, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2001)
Born
1998 - Santino Ferrucci, American race car driverAmerican racing driver (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapperSouth Korean singer and rapper (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Jeong Se-woon, South Korean singer-songwriterSouth Korean singer (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league playerNZ & Maori international rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Stanley Fischer, Israeli-American economist (born 1943)American and Israeli economist (1943–2025)
Died
2024 - Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer (born 1949)Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)
Died
2024 - Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama (born 1937)Mother of Michelle Obama (1937–2024)
Died
2022 - Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (born 1932)American film concept artist and director (1932–2022)
Died
2022 - Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (born 1968)Indian playback singer (1968–2022)
Died
2022 - Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (born 1939)Colombian drug lord (1939–2022)
Died
2016 - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) (born 1947)Sahrawi President from 1976 to 2016
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.5 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
10.56 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Virgo
12.98 degrees
Constellation: Sextans
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.