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  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.  

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

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

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on this day in history.  

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration on this day in history.  

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  

Advertisements

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  On May - 31 aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies  

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

1564  Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.  

1564  On this day in history 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  Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London on this day in history.  

1594  On May - 31 tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75  

1620  On this day in history willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59  

1621  On this day in history 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  Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.  

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

1664  On May - 31 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 May - 31.  

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

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on May - 31.  

1678  Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes on May - 31.  

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

1696  John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

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

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.  

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

1557  On May - 31 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 this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)  

1640  Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer  

0455  Death of Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on May - 31.  

1091  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)  

1410  Death of King Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356) on May - 31.  

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on this day in history.