Historical Events In May - 31

0070  Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem on this day in history.   

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

1091  On May - 31 hendrik van Verdun, bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies   

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

1223  On May - 31 mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River   

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

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 this day in history.   

1472  Erardus van der Mark, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal on May - 31.   

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  "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 May - 31 aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies   

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

1564  Battle on Gotland Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.   

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

1564  Battle on Gotland: Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden on May - 31.   

1567  Pereguin de la Grange, French minister/martyr of Reform, dies on May - 31.   

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  Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night on this day in history.   

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 May - 31.   

1664  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history jerusalem's rabbi Sjabtai Tswi proclaims himself Messiah   

1665  On this day in history pieter J Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, dies at 67   

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

1674  Friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer on May - 31.   

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  John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius on May - 31.   

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

1640  On May - 31 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  On this day in history moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies   

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1358) on this day in history.   

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

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