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May 31st in History

1900: Boxer rebellion in China
1902: The Boer war, in South Africa, ends
1961: South Africa becomes an independent republic
1990: Soviet Legislature televised for the first time

May 31st birthdays

1819: Walt Whitman, American poet
1930: Clint Eastwood, American film actor/director