Historical Events In May - 31

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

0455  On this day in history petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched  

1091  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal on May - 31.  

1495  On this day in history 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 this day in history "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  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on May - 31.  

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

1564  Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on this day in history.  

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

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

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on May - 31.  

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

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 May - 31 sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night  

1634  On May - 31 uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony  

1656  On this day in history 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  On May - 31 jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah  

1665  Pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67 on May - 31.  

1669  On this day in history citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.  

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

1696  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1557  On May - 31 birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)  

1613  On May - 31 birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)  

1640  On this day in history birth of michał Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

1656  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England  

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

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.