Historical Events In May - 31

0070  On this day in history rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem   

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

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

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on May - 31.   

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

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

1417  On this day in history 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  On May - 31 emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League   

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 May - 31.   

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

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

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

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

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 31 uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony   

1656  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.   

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

1664  On this day in history giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal   

1665  Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on this day in history.   

1678  Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on this day in history.   

1678  Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on May - 31.   

1696  On this day in history john Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.   

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

1472  On May - 31 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  On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.   

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

1198  On this day in history 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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on May - 31.   

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

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)