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

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies  

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 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 this day in history emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League  

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

1531  On this day in history "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted  

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted on this day in history.  

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

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

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on May - 31.  

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

1594  On this day in history 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  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  Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on May - 31.  

1665  On May - 31 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 May - 31 friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer  

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

1469  On this day in history 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 May - 31.  

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 May - 31.  

1640  On May - 31 birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

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  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies  

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

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

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on May - 31.  

1410  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)  

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)