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Events on Monday 31 May 1847 2
1847Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)Died 31 May 1847, aged 67Scottish minister, theologian and social reformer who led the Disruption of 1843 and founded the Free Church of Scotland.
1847Treaty of Erzurum between Persia and the Ottoman EmpireBorder settlement defines frontier in the ZagrosThe Second Treaty of Erzurum was signed between the Ottoman and Persian empires, settling territorial disputes after years of tension. It recognised Persian control of Muhammara but affirmed Ottoman sovereignty over Sulaymaniyah.