Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.  

0455  Petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched on this day in history.  

1091  On this day in history hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies  

1198  On May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies  

1223  Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on this day in history.  

1246  On May - 31 isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England  

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on May - 31.  

1469  On May - 31 manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration  

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  

1504  On May - 31 engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies  

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

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.  

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history marin Marias, composer  

1659  On May - 31 netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague  

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  On this day in history pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67  

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

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

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

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1443  On May - 31 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 May - 31.  

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  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, 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  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies  

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.  

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

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

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

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on May - 31.