Historical Events In May - 31

0070  On May - 31 rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem   

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

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

1223  Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on May - 31.   

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

1417  On May - 31 jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen   

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

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal on this day in history.   

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

1504  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies on May - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1564  On this day in history battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden   

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

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

1567  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1620  Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59 on May - 31.   

1621  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on this day in history.   

1634  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on this day in history.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.   

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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1443  On May - 31 birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

1469  On this day in history birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

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

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on May - 31.   

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  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on this day in history.   

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1246  On May - 31 death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

1408  On May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on this day in history.   

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)