Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004

On May 31, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.

This Day in History - May 31

1279 BC

Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, became the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt.

1790

The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.

1935

20th Century Fox was founded after a merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures.

1942

Imperial Japan began a series of submarine attacks on Sydney.

1911

The RMS Titanic was launched from Belfast, where it was also constructed.

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