Events on 31 May 43
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Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat Kievan Rus' and Cumans.
Year 1578
King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
Year 1775
American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
Year 1790
The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
Year 1805
French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock.
Year 1813
In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth reach Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 10
Birthdays on 31 May 172
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Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
b. 1443 – d. 1509
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (b. 1443)
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Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
b. 1462 – d. 1504
Philipp II, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1504)
Manuel I of Portugal
b. 1469 – d. 1521
Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)
Alessandro Allori
b. 1535 – d. 1607
Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator (b. 1535)
Jerzy Radziwiłł (1556-1600)
b. 1556 – d. 1600
Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (d. 1600)
Feodor I of Russia
b. 1557 – d. 1598
Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
Nur Jahan
b. 1577 – d. 1645
Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire (d. 1645)
John George II, Elector of Saxony
b. 1613 – d. 1680
John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki
b. 1640 – d. 1673
Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (d. 1673)
Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem
b. 1641 – d. 1707
Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem (d. 1707)
Jean-Pierre Christin
b. 1683 – d. 1755
Jean-Pierre Christin, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer, invented the Celsius thermometer (d. 1755)
Count Hieronymus von Colloredo
b. 1732 – d. 1812
Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (d. 1812)
Deaths on 31 May 104
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Petronius Maximus
d. 455 (b. 396)
Petronius Maximus, Roman emperor (b. 396)
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Liu Hua (Southern Han)
d. 930 (b. 896)
Liu Hua, princess of Southern Han (b. 896)
Fujiwara no Morosuke
d. 960 (b. 909)
Fujiwara no Morosuke, Japanese statesman (b. 909)
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Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
d. 1076 (b. 1050)
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria, English politician (b. 1050)
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Sigwin von Are
d. 1089
Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne
Géza II of Hungary
d. 1162 (b. 1130)
Géza II, king of Hungary (b. 1130)
Birger, King of Sweden
d. 1321 (b. 1280)
Birger, king of Sweden (b. 1280)
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley
d. 1326 (b. 1271)
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (b. 1271)
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Albertino Mussato
d. 1329 (b. 1261)
Albertino Mussato, Italian statesman and writer (b. 1261)
Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell
d. 1349 (b. 1297)
Thomas Wake, English politician (b. 1297)
Vitalis of Assisi
d. 1370 (b. 1295)
Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
d. 1408 (b. 1358)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1408)