Page 2: Historical Events In May - 31

1696  Heinrich Schwemmer, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1701  Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible on this day in history.   

1727  On May - 31 france, England & Netherlands sign accord of Paris   

1740  Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1744  On May - 31 french troops conquer Kortrijk   

1744  Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath on May - 31.   

1753  Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader on May - 31.   

1759  On May - 31 the Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions.   

1773  On this day in history ludwig Tieck, writer   

1790  US copyright law enacted on May - 31.   

1802  Cesare Pugni, composer on this day in history.   

1804  Jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33   

1810  Horatio Seymour, Gov (Union), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

1813  In Australia, Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth, reached Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains on this day in history.   

1817  On May - 31 edouard Deldevez, composer   

1818  On this day in history john Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867   

1819  On May - 31 the birth of Walt Whitman, American poet   

1819  On May - 31 walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)   

1821  On this day in history cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, first US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore   

1821  Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore on May - 31.   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle anchors in Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope   

1837  Astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria on this day in history.   

1837  Astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror)   

1837  On May - 31 joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57   

1838  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University) on this day in history.   

1847  On May - 31 rotterdam-Hague Railway opens   

1849  Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye" on this day in history.   

1849  Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1853  Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance on May - 31.   

1853  On May - 31 elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard Advance   

1854  Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34 on May - 31.   

1857  On May - 31 pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39)   

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1443  On May - 31 birth of lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509)   

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of john George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)   

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 May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1246  On this day in history death of isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England   

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

1408  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358)   

1410  On this day in history death of king Martin I of Aragon (b. 1356)   

1495  On this day in history death of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, (b. 1415)