Historical Events In May - 31

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

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  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 May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  On May - 31 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 May - 31.   

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 May - 31 death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on this day in history.   

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)