Historical Events In May - 31

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

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

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

1198  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1223  Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River on May - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1495  Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella & Venice sign anti-French Saint League on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies   

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

1564  On this day in history battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden   

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

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

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  On this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

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  On May - 31 marin Marias, composer   

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

1664  On this day in history giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal   

1665  Jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah on May - 31.   

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

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

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on this day in history.   

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

1678  On this day in history lady Godiva rode naked through Coventry in a protest of taxes   

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

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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  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of michaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, 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  Hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies on May - 31.   

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 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 May - 31.   

1495  Death of Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415) on this day in history.