Historical Events In May - 31

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

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

1091  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.  

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

1531  On this day in history "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted  

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on May - 31.  

1557  On May - 31 theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)  

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  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 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  Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1656  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.  

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

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

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

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

1696  On this day in history 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  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 May - 31.  

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  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on May - 31.  

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)  

1656  Marin Marias, composer was born on May - 31.  

0455  On this day in history death of 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  

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

1349  On this day in history death of thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)  

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 May - 31.  

1495  On May - 31 death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)