1_31 Events in History.

421 Historic Events for January 31

314 St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope Event
876 Charles becomes king of Italy Event
1504 By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon Event
1517 Gioseffo Zarlino, composer Birth
1531 Kings Ferdinand of Austria/J nos Z polyai of Hungary accept each other Event
1560 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois Event
1561 Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies Death
1573 Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer Birth
1573 Ambrosius Metzger, composer Birth
1578 Battle of Gembloers Event

1580 Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies Death
1596 Catholic League disjoins Event
1601 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter Birth
1606 Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 Death
1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby Birth
1609 Wisselbank of Amsterdam established Event
1612 Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia Birth
1614 Nicolas Saboly, composer Birth
1620 Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief Birth
1623 Fran‡ois-Xavier de Laval Birth
1627 Spanish government goes bankrupt Event
1633 Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham) Birth
1675 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft Event
1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bell‚rophon," premieres in Paris Event
1696 Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) Event