Historical Events In May - 31

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

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 May - 31.   

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

1246  On May - 31 isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

1417  On May - 31 jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen   

1469  On this day in history manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

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

1495  Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League on May - 31.   

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

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on this day in history.   

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 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  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  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.   

1659  On May - 31 netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague   

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

1665  Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on May - 31.   

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  On this day in history friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history john Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.   

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  On May - 31 birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

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

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

1198  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

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

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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