Events & Holidays In May - 31

Armed Forces Day (Brunei Darussalam)

Dia de Castilla la Mancha (Spain)

No Tobacco Day (Australia)

Reconciliation Week (Australia)

World No-Tobacco Day (International)

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 this day in history.   

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

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.