Today's selected anniversaries: 31st May 2024

Today's selected anniversaries: 31st May 2024


1223:


Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus': Mongol forces defeated a Kievan Rus' army at the Kalka River in present-day Ukraine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Kalka_River


1468:


Cardinal Bessarion announced his donation of 746 Greek and Latin codices to the Republic of Venice, forming the Biblioteca Marciana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioteca_Marciana


1935:


An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw struck Balochistan in British India, now part of Pakistan, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Quetta_earthquake


2013:


A tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing 8 people and injuring more than 150.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_El_Reno_tornado

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