Historical Events In May - 31

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1551  On May - 31 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1567  On May - 31 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  Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on this day in history.   

1656  Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.   

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on this day in history.   

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah   

1665  On this day in history 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  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes   

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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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 May - 31.   

1472  On this day in history birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

1557  On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On May - 31 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 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  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

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

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.