Page 2: Historical Events In May - 31

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

1701  On May - 31 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  French troops conquer Kortrijk on May - 31.   

1744  Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath on this day in history.   

1753  On May - 31 pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader   

1759  The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions on May - 31.   

1773  On May - 31 ludwig Tieck, writer   

1790  On May - 31 uS copyright law enacted   

1802  Cesare Pugni, composer on May - 31.   

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

1809  On May - 31 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 May - 31.   

1817  On May - 31 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  Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) on this day in history.   

1821  On May - 31 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  HMS Beagle anchors in Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope on May - 31.   

1837  On May - 31 astor Hotel (most elaborate in US) opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria   

1837  On this day in history astor Hotel opens in NYC, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria   

1837  Ernest Daudet, French writer (White Terror) on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57   

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

1847  Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens on May - 31.   

1849  Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye" on May - 31.   

1849  Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 69 on May - 31.   

1853  Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard the Advance on this day in history.   

1853  Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves NY aboard Advance on May - 31.   

1854  Vatroslav Lisinski, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1857  Pius XI, [Ambrogio DA Ratti], Italy, 259th Pope (1922-39) on May - 31.   

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1443  Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII of England (d. 1509) was born on May - 31.   

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

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 May - 31.   

1640  MichaÅ‚ WiÅ›niowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673) was born on May - 31.   

1656  On May - 31 birth of marin Marias, composer   

0455  On May - 31 death of petronius Maximus, senator/Emperor of Rome, lynched   

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  Death of Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1408  On May - 31 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)