Historical Events Assassination Attempt Dec 31 Roman Emperor Commodus survives poisoning attempt by his mistress only to be strangled in the bath in assassination plot Roman Emperor Commodus Famous Deaths Commodus Dec 31 Commodus, Emperor of Rome (180-192), murdered at 31 Roman Emperor Commodus 191 AD History by Year 193 AD Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90