Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on May - 31.   

0455  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  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 this day in history.   

1246  Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on May - 31.   

1417  Jacoba van Bavarian becomes countess of Holland/Zealand/Henegouwen on May - 31.   

1469  On this day in history manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration   

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  Engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, dies on May - 31.   

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

1531  "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted on May - 31.   

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

1557  On this day in history theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)   

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

1567  On this day in history 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 May - 31.   

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  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on May - 31.   

1634  On May - 31 uS colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony   

1656  On this day in history marin Marias, composer   

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

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

1469  Manuel I, King of Portugal (1495-1521) during era of exploration was born on May - 31.   

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 May - 31.   

1557  Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on May - 31.   

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  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 May - 31 moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

1246  Death of Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England on this day in history.   

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)