Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.   

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

1223  Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on May - 31.   

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

1417  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen   

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

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

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

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

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) on May - 31.   

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  On May - 31 battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden   

1567  On this day in history 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  Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1620  Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59 on May - 31.   

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  On this day in history 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  On May - 31 jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah   

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  On May - 31 friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer   

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  John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius on May - 31.   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)   

1656  On this day in history birth of marin Marias, composer   

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

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 this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)   

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.