Historical Events In May - 31

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

0455  On May - 31 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 May - 31 mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River   

1246  Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

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

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  Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League on May - 31.   

1504  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies on May - 31.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1634  US colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony on this day in history.   

1656  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer   

1659  Netherlands, England & France sign Treaty of The Hague on May - 31.   

1664  On May - 31 giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal   

1665  On this day in history jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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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 May - 31.   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal was born on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

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 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   

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

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

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 May - 31.