Unix Timestamp: 1085961600
Monday, May 31. 2004, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Nine activists are killed in a clash with soldiers when Israeli Navy forces raid and capture a flotilla of ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade.ref name=edition.cnn.com

Israeli forces storm the Gaza-bound international flotilla, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 activists. //www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177040 ("Jerusalem Post") //www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3896796,00.html (Ynetnews) //news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/at-least-10-killed-as-israel-storms-aid-convoy-israeli-tv-20100531-wqcf.html ("Brisbane Times") //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10195838.stm (BBC)

At least 72 protesters are arrested after battling with the National Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea. //www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/113_45981.html ("The Korea Times")

At least 44 inmates escape from a prison in Bagua Grande, Peru. //news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8075641.stm (BBC)

Eric Rudolph, suspected in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in 1996, is captured in Murphy, North Carolina.

The 29th G8 summit opens in Évian-les-Bains, France, to tight security and tens of thousands of protesters.

Eric Robert Rudolph, a suspect in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics and other bombings in the Atlanta, Georgia area, is arrested behind a grocery store in North Carolina //story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=519e=2u=/ap/eric_rudolph

The People\'s Republic of China begins filling the lake behind the massive Three Gorges Dam, raising the water level near the dam over 100 metres.

United States President George W. Bush visits the location of the former death c at Auschwitz. He is only the second president to do so, after Gerald Ford toured the c in 1975.

June 30 ndash the 2002 FIFA World Cup is held in South Korea and Japan.

The United States Department of State issues a travel warning advising all Americans except for essential diplomatic personnel (about 60,000 people) to leave India because conditions along India's border with Pakistan and in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have deteriorated.

The 13-kilometer Confederation Bridge, the world's longest bridge spanning ice covered waters, opens between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, Canada.

Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in Bolivia.

Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraqi military escorts on board an UNSCOM helicopter try to physically prevent the UNSCOM pilot from flying the helicopter in the direction of its planned destination, threatening the safety of the aircraft and their crews.

June ndash Iraq disarmament crisis: As Iraq continues to refuse inspectors access to a number of sites, the U.S. fails in its attempt to build support for military action against Iraq in the UN Security Council.

FIFA decides to give the FIFA World Cup 2002, the first World Cup in Asia, to Japan and South Korea, becoming the first World Cup with co-host countries in the history of the event.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses 600 Moscow State University students, during his visit to the Soviet Union.

The 1986 FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico.

Forty-one tornadoes hit in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, killing 76.

Mecklenburg Correctional Center - 6 inmates - including James and Linwood Briley escape from a death row facility, the first and only occasion this has ever happened in the US.

Syria intervenes in the Lebanese Civil War in opposition to the Palestine Liberation Organization, whom it had previously supported.

The birth of Bangladesh is declared by the government in exile, in territory formerly part of Pakistan.

June ndash Massachusetts passes its Chapter 766 laws enacting Special Education.

The Philippines reestablishes diplomatic relations with Malaysia.

A coal mine explosion in Fukuoka, Japan kills 237.

Florida International University is founded in Miami, FL.

Racing driverJim Clark wins the Indianapolis 500, and later wins the Formula One world driving chionship in the same year.

Nazi Adolf Eichmann is hanged at a prison in Ramla, Israel. His body is cremated and his ashes are spread in the Mediterranean.

A Greek referendum supports the return of the monarchy.

WWII: Destroyer escort \'\'England\'\' sinks the 6th Japanese submarine in two weeks. This anti-submarine warfare performance remained unmatched through the twentieth century.

WWII: Destroyer escort "England" sinks the 6th Japanese submarine in two weeks. This anti-submarine warfare performance remained unmatched through the twentieth century.

June ndash German V-2rockets on test from Peenemünde become the first man-made objects to enter space.

The "Zoot Suit Riots" erupt between military personnel and Mexican American youths in East Los Angeles.

June 1 ndash WWII: Attack on Sydney Harbour: Japanese submarines infiltrate Sydney Harbour in an attempt to attack Allied warships.

The Grand Coulee Dam is finished on the Columbia River.

WWII: Mexico declares war on Germany, Italy and Japan.

Anglo-Iraqi War: British troops complete the re-occupation of the Kingdom of Iraq, returning Prince 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.

Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.

A Serbian ammunition depot explodes at Smederevo on the outskirts of Belgrade, Serbia, killing 2,500, and injuring over 4,500.

Anglo-Iraqi War: British troops complete the re-occupation of the Kingdom of Iraq, returning Prince 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan, killing 40,000.

The British general election returns a hung parliament yet again the Liberals will determine who has power.

June 1 ndash Battle of Jutland: The Royal Navy and the German Navy battle to a draw.

The hull of the RMS Titanic is launched.

The Union of South Africa is created.

The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.

Boxer Rebellion: Peacekeepers from various European countries arrive in China where they join with Japanese forces.

The launch of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

.S. (May 19 O.S.) ndash In the Kuperovskaya district of Vladivostok, a grand ceremonial inauguration of construction work on the Trans-Siberian Railway is carried out by the Tsesarevich Nikolay Alexandrovich and a religious service held.

The 5-story skylight Arcade opens in Cleveland, Ohio.

The first Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race is held.

The Great Clock at the Palace of Westminster, London was started, and its bells ring for the very first time.

Regular troops under François Hanriot demand that the Girondins be expelled from the national convention.

June ndash The Macartney Embassy, a British diplomatic mission to China led by George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, reaches Canton, but will be rebuffed by the Qianlong Emperor.ref name=The People's Chronology

Frederick II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Frederick William I.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by Royal Charter in Edinburgh.ref name=The People's Chronology

John Salomonsz is elected chief of Saint-Eustatius.

Leisler\\\'s Rebellion: CalvinistJacob Leisler deposes lieutenant governor Francis Nicholson and assumes control of the Province of New York.

Leisler's Rebellion: Calvinist Jacob Leisler deposes lieutenant governor Francis Nicholson and assumes control of the Province of New York.

Danish ships clash with Swedish ships under Niels Juel between Fehmarn and Warnemünde the Danish defeat the Swedish and capture a number of ships.

June ndash Bacon's Rebellion begins in the Virginia Colony.

The Massachusetts Council finally decides to move the Christian Indians from Deer Island to Cambridge, Massachusetts (approximate date).

Samuel Pepys stops writing his diary.

The Netherlands, England, and France sign the Treaty of The Hague.

Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.

Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.

First Battle of Acentejo: Natives of the island of Tenerife, known as Guanches, defeat the invading Spanish forces.

Grand Duke of LithuaniaJogaila signs the secret Treaty of Dovydiškės with the Teutonic Knights. This sparks a civil war with his uncle Kęstutis.

Battle of the Kalka River: The Mongol armies of Genghis Khan defeat the Russian warriors.

Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. A widespread panic occurs when many citizens heard the news that the Vandals were plundering the Italian mainland.