Historical Events In May - 31

0070  On May - 31 rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem  

0455  On this day in history petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched  

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 May - 31.  

1223  Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on this day in history.  

1246  Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.  

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on May - 31.  

1469  On this day in history 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  Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League on this day in history.  

1504  On this day in history engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies  

1531  On May - 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted  

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 May - 31.  

1564  Battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.  

1564  Battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies  

1578  On May - 31 martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.  

1594  On May - 31 tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75  

1620  On this day in history willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59  

1621  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on this day in history.  

1634  On this day in history uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony  

1656  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer  

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on May - 31.  

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on May - 31.  

1665  On May - 31 jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah  

1665  On this day in history pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67  

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 this day in history 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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1443  On this day in history birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)  

1469  On May - 31 birth of manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration  

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on this day in history.  

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On May - 31 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  Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.  

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.  

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched  

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  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.  

1349  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)  

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on May - 31.  

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on this day in history.