Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on May - 31.   

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1504  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies on May - 31.   

1531  On May - 31 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam wool house in churchyard aborted   

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.   

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1567  On May - 31 pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies   

1578  On May - 31 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  Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59 on May - 31.   

1621  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony   

1656  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer   

1659  On May - 31 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 this day in history.   

1665  Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1669  Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary on May - 31.   

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on this day in history.   

1678  Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on this day in history.   

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

1472  On May - 31 birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

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 this day in history.   

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

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.   

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  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 May - 31.   

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 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)