Historical Events In May - 31
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0070 Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.
0455 On this day in history petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched
1091 Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.
1198 On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies
1223 Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on May - 31.
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 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 On May - 31 emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League
1504 On May - 31 engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies
1531 On May - 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted
1531 On this day in history "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 this day in history theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)
1564 On May - 31 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 this day in history pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies
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 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 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on May - 31.
1634 On this day in history uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony
1656 On May - 31 marin Marias, composer
1659 On this day in history netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague
1664 On this day in history giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1665 Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on May - 31.
1665 Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 on May - 31.
1669 On May - 31 citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
1674 On this day in history friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer
1678 Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on this day in history.
1678 On this day in history 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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