Historical Events In January - 31

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

0876  On this day in history charles becomes king of Italy  

1504  On January - 31 by treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon  

1517  On this day in history gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1531  Kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other on this day in history.  

1531  On January - 31 kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other  

1560  On January - 31 spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer on this day in history.  

1578  On January - 31 battle of Gembloers  

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

1596  On January - 31 catholic League disjoins  

1601  Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter on January - 31.  

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

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

1606  On January - 31 guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35  

1607  On January - 31 james Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby  

1609  On this day in history wisselbank of Amsterdam established  

1612  On January - 31 hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia  

1614  Nicolas Saboly, composer on January - 31.  

1620  On this day in history georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief  

1623  On January - 31 francois-Xavier de Laval  

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 January - 31 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  On January - 31 thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)  

1734  On January - 31 julien-Amable Mathieu, composer  

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

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

1750  On January - 31 gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)  

1759  Francois Devienne, composer on January - 31.  

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on January - 31.  

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on January - 31.  

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on January - 31.  

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

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.  

1435  On this day in history death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on January - 31.  

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  On this day in history death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)  

1632  On January - 31 death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)