Historical Events In January - 31

0314  St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0876  Charles becomes king of Italy on this day in history.   

1504  On January - 31 by treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon   

1517  On January - 31 gioseffo Zarlino, composer   

1531  On this day in history kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other   

1531  Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other on this day in history.   

1560  On January - 31 spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois   

1561  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies   

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer on this day in history.   

1578  Battle of Gembloers on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 31 hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies   

1596  On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

1601  Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter on this day in history.   

1605  In Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami on this day in history.   

1606  Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason against England's King James I, is executed on this day in history.   

1606  On January - 31 guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35   

1607  On January - 31 james Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby   

1609  On this day in history wisselbank of Amsterdam established   

1612  Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia on January - 31.   

1614  On January - 31 nicolas Saboly, composer   

1620  On this day in history georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief   

1623  Francois-Xavier de Laval on January - 31.   

1627  Spanish government goes bankrupt where did all the New World gold go to? on this day in history.   

1627  On January - 31 spanish government goes bankrupt   

1633  On this day in history nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham)   

1675  On this day in history cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft   

1679  Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1696  On January - 31 revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)   

1720  Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654) on this day in history.   

1734  On January - 31 julien-Amable Mathieu, composer   

1747  On this day in history grand Pre, Nova Scotia Arthur Noble d1747 British commander at Grand Pre surprised by Villiers; loses 500 men   

1747  On this day in history the first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.   

1750  Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06) on this day in history.   

1759  On January - 31 francois Devienne, composer   

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on January - 31.   

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on January - 31.   

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer   

1543  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)   

1550  On January - 31 birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)   

1573  On this day in history birth of ambrosius Metzger, composer   

1573  On January - 31 birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer   

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.   

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on January - 31.   

1398  On January - 31 death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)   

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on January - 31.   

1561  On January - 31 menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies   

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.   

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on this day in history.   

1615  On January - 31 death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)   

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.