Historical Events In May - 31

1696  On May - 31 heinrich Schwemmer, composer, dies at 75   

1701  On this day in history alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible   

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

1740  Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 on May - 31.   

1744  On May - 31 french troops conquer Kortrijk   

1744  On May - 31 richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath   

1753  On this day in history pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader   

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 this day in history.   

1802  Cesare Pugni, composer on May - 31.   

1804  On this day in history jeanne-Louise Farrenc, composer   

1809  Ferdinand von Schill, Prussian officer/rebel, dies in battle at 33 on this day in history.   

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

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

1817  On this day in history edouard Deldevez, composer   

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

1819  On this day in history the birth of Walt Whitman, American poet   

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

1821  On May - 31 cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, first US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore   

1821  On this day in history cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore   

1836  On May - 31 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  Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) on May - 31.   

1837  Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1838  Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher (Wife at University) on May - 31.   

1847  Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens on May - 31.   

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

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

1853  On May - 31 elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance   

1853  On this day in history elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard Advance   

1854  On May - 31 vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34   

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

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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  On May - 31 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  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  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 this day in history.   

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   

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

1349  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on May - 31.   

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

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.