Historical Events In May - 31

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

0455  On May - 31 petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched  

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  On May - 31 mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River  

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

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on May - 31.  

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  On May - 31 emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League  

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 this day in history.  

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

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on May - 31.  

1557  On May - 31 theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)  

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

1564  Battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.  

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

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

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 May - 31 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 this day in history uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony  

1656  Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.  

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

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on May - 31.  

1665  Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on this day in history.  

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 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  On May - 31 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 May - 31 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  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 this day in history.  

1640  On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.  

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

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

1410  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)  

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.