Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.  

0455  Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.  

1091  On May - 31 hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies  

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  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen  

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration on May - 31.  

1472  On this day in history 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.  

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1504  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies on this day in history.  

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

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.  

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1564  On this day in history battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden  

1564  On May - 31 battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden  

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

1567  On May - 31 pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies  

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

1594  On this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75  

1620  On May - 31 willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59  

1621  On May - 31 sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night  

1634  On May - 31 uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony  

1656  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer  

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.  

1664  On May - 31 giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal  

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

1665  On May - 31 pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67  

1669  On May - 31 citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.  

1674  On May - 31 friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer  

1678  On this day in history lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes  

1678  On May - 31 lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes  

1696  John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius on May - 31.  

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

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.  

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 this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)  

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

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

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.  

1091  On May - 31 hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies  

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

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)