Historical Events In May - 31
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
0070 Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.
0455 Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.
1091 Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.
1198 Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.
1223 On May - 31 mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River
1246 Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.
1417 Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on this day in history.
1469 On May - 31 manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration
1472 On May - 31 erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal
1495 On May - 31 emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League
1504 On May - 31 engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies
1531 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.
1531 On May - 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted
1551 On this day in history aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies
1557 On May - 31 theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)
1564 Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.
1564 On this day in history battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden
1564 Battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.
1567 Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on May - 31.
1578 On this day in history martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.
1594 Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on May - 31.
1620 Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1621 On this day in history sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night
1634 On May - 31 uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony
1656 On this day in history marin Marias, composer
1659 Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on May - 31.
1664 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on this day in history.
1665 On this day in history jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah
1665 Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 on May - 31.
1669 Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary on this day in history.
1674 Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on May - 31.
1678 On May - 31 lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes
1678 Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on May - 31.
1696 On this day in history john Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius
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