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  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1656  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

1410  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)  

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