Salt Lake Times | 1890-05-31 | Page 4 | This Date in History -May 31

THIS DATK IS HISTORY MAY 31. 172? Preliminaries of general peace signed at Paris. 1740 Death of Frederick William, king of Prussia, Prus-sia, aged 62; succeeded by Frederick II, sur named Frederick the Great. 179B Iteljn of Terror began la France with pro crlption of the Girondists. They were arrested ar-rested June 2 and executed Oct. 81. 1809 Death of Marshal Lannes, Duke de Mont bello; born 1700. 1887 Death of Qrlmaldi, famous comedian; bora 1779. 1841 Canton, China, ransomed by tbe payment of $6,000,000 to the British. 1845 Great Are la New York. 1847 Death of Rer. Dr. Thomas Chalmers, Scotch divine; born 1780. 1851 The king of Prussia, emperor of Austria and czar of Russia meet at Olmuts. 1864 Trial of Anthony Burns, celebrated fugitive slave case, in Boston. 1856 United States expedition seat in search of Dr. Kane In the Arctic regions. 180J Battis of Fair Oaks-Seven Pine in Virginia, two days; Union loss, 8,709; Confederate loss, 7,697. f 8M The Fenians make a raid Into Canada. ' 18(7 Amnesty proclaimed to political offenders In Poland. 1875 Great failures in the Iron tjlot Ureal Brltjjlo. . .