Historical Events In January - 31

0314  On this day in history st Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0876  Charles becomes king of Italy on January - 31.  

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

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  Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other on January - 31.  

1560  On this day in history spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois  

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

1573  On January - 31 ambrosius Metzger, composer  

1578  On January - 31 battle of Gembloers  

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

1596  On January - 31 catholic League disjoins  

1601  Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history in Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami.  

1606  Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason against England's King James I, is executed on January - 31.  

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

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

1609  Wisselbank of Amsterdam established on January - 31.  

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

1614  On January - 31 nicolas Saboly, composer  

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

1623  On this day in history 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  On January - 31 nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham)  

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  Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1720  On January - 31 thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)  

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 January - 31.  

1747  The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital on January - 31.  

1750  On this day in history gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)  

1759  Francois Devienne, composer on this day in history.  

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

1512  On January - 31 birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

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

1543  On January - 31 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 January - 31.  

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

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

0743  On January - 31 death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

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

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on January - 31.  

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

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on January - 31.  

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on this day in history.  

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)