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 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  

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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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1443  On May - 31 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 May - 31.  

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

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on May - 31.  

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 this day in history.  

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer  

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.  

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies  

1198  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on May - 31.  

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

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.  

1408  On May - 31 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 May - 31.