Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on May - 31.   

0455  On this day in history petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1223  On this day in history mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River   

1246  Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on this day in history.   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

1495  On May - 31 emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League   

1504  On May - 31 engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies   

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.   

1531  On May - 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted   

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1564  Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.   

1564  On May - 31 battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden   

1564  On May - 31 battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden   

1567  On May - 31 pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies   

1578  Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London on May - 31.   

1594  On this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

1620  On May - 31 willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59   

1621  On May - 31 sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night   

1634  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on May - 31.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.   

1659  On this day in history netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague   

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on this day in history.   

1665  On May - 31 jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah   

1665  Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1669  On May - 31 citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.   

1674  On May - 31 friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

1678  On this day in history lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes   

1678  On this day in history lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes   

1696  John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius on this day in history.   

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1443  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

1557  On May - 31 birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on May - 31.   

1613  On May - 31 birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.   

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.   

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.