Historical Events In May - 31

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

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

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

1198  On May - 31 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  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  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 this day in history "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted   

1551  Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 31 pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies   

1578  Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, England to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London on this day in history.   

1594  On May - 31 tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

1620  On May - 31 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 this day in history uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony   

1656  Marin Marias, composer on May - 31.   

1659  On May - 31 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  On this day in history pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67   

1669  On May - 31 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  On May - 31 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  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on this day in history.   

1472  On this day in history birth of erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)   

1613  On May - 31 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  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  Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

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  On May - 31 death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

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