Historical Events In May - 31

0070  On this day in history 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 May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies   

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted   

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  Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.   

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

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

1594  On May - 31 tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

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

1621  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on May - 31.   

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

1656  Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.   

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.   

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on May - 31.   

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  On this day in history citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.   

1674  On May - 31 friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

1678  On May - 31 lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

1613  On this day in history 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  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

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

1246  On this day in history 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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on May - 31.   

1410  On this day in history 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.