Historical Events In January - 31

0314  St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0876  On January - 31 charles becomes king of Italy  

1504  By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon on this day in history.  

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer on this day in history.  

1531  Kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other on January - 31.  

1531  On this day in history kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other  

1560  Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois on this day in history.  

1561  On January - 31 menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

1573  On January - 31 ambrosius Metzger, composer  

1578  Battle of Gembloers on this day in history.  

1580  On this day in history hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies  

1596  On January - 31 catholic League disjoins  

1601  On January - 31 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

1605  On January - 31 in Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami.  

1606  On this day in history guy Fawkes, convicted of treason against England's King James I, is executed.  

1606  On this day in history guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35  

1607  James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby on January - 31.  

1609  On this day in history wisselbank of Amsterdam established  

1612  Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia on January - 31.  

1614  Nicolas Saboly, composer on this day in history.  

1620  On January - 31 georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief  

1623  Francois-Xavier de Laval on this day in history.  

1627  Spanish government goes bankrupt where did all the New World gold go to? on this day in history.  

1627  On this day in history spanish government goes bankrupt  

1633  Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham) on January - 31.  

1675  On this day in history cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft  

1679  Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1696  On this day in history revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)  

1720  Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654) on this day in history.  

1734  On January - 31 julien-Amable Mathieu, composer  

1747  Grand Pre, Nova Scotia Arthur Noble d1747 British commander at Grand Pre surprised by Villiers; loses 500 men on this day in history.  

1747  On this day in history the first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.  

1750  Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06) on this day in history.  

1759  On this day in history francois Devienne, composer  

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0877  On January - 31 birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)  

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616)  

1550  Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on January - 31.  

1573  On this day in history birth of giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer  

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on January - 31.  

1398  On this day in history death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)  

1435  On January - 31 death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

1561  On this day in history menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies  

1580  On January - 31 hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies  

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on January - 31.  

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)