What Happened in June 1631

Historical Events

Taj Mahal

Jun 17 Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal

  • Jun 19 Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes Duke of Mantua
  • Jun 20 The sack of Baltimore: the Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 17 Mumtaz Mahal, Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal as her mausoleum and symbol of his undying love, dies during childbirth of her 14th child at 38

John Smith (1580-1631)

Jun 21 English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), dies at 51

  • Jun 26 Justinus van Nassau, ltalian admiral (Armada), dies