Historical Events In May - 31

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

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 this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies  

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

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

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

1551  On this day in history aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies  

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

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 this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75  

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  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on May - 31.  

1656  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer  

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 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 this day in history.  

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  Lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on May - 31.  

1696  On May - 31 john Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius  

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

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  Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

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  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.  

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England  

1349  On May - 31 death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)  

1408  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.  

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

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