Historical Events In May - 31

0070  On this day in history rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem  

0455  On this day in history 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  

1223  On May - 31 mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River  

1246  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1531  On May - 31 "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  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on this day in history.  

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  Battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.  

1564  On May - 31 battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden  

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on this day in history.  

1578  Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London on May - 31.  

1594  Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on May - 31.  

1620  Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1621  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on May - 31.  

1634  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on May - 31.  

1656  Marin Marias, composer on this day in history.  

1659  On this day in history netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1674  On this day in history friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer  

1678  On May - 31 lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes  

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1557  Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history 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  Michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.  

1656  On May - 31 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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.