August 31st, 1394

Born on August 31st, 1394

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 229,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 7 days, exactly on May 20th, 2024, people who were born on August 31st, 1394 will be 230,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 31st?

August 31st, 2019

A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.

August 31st, 2016

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following her impeachment on charges of criminal administrative misconduct.

August 31st, 2002

Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.

August 31st, 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.

August 31st, 1969

On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, an event attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years.

August 31st, 1959

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

August 31st, 1942

The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.

August 31st, 1941

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

August 31st, 1940

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.

August 31st, 1939

Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day.

August 31st, 1907

Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.

August 31st, 1897

Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.

August 31st, 1888

The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (depicted), was found in Buck's Row, London.

August 31st, 1876

Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.

August 31st, 1218

Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 31st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 31st?

73

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

74

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

75

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

71

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

49

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

22

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

52

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

83

Alain Calmat

French figure skater, surgeon, and politician

*August 31st, 1940, Paris

18

John, Dauphin of France, Duke of Touraine

French duke

*August 31st, 1398, Paris †April 5th, 1417, Compiègne

41

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

83

Warren Berlinger

American actor

*August 31st, 1937, Brooklyn †December 2nd, 2020, Valencia

67

Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan since 2016

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

52

Charmaine Craig

American actress

*August 31st, 1971, United States of America

38

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)

*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh

27

Fabio Jakobsen

Dutch cyclist

*August 31st, 1996, Gorinchem

69

Robert Kocharyan

Second President of Armenia

*August 31st, 1954, Khankendi

53

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Consort of Jordan

*August 31st, 1970, Kuwait City

Same year
Born in 1394

55

Ulugh Beg

Timurid sultan, astronomer and mathematician (1394–1449)

*March 22nd, 1394, Soltaniyeh †October 27th, 1449, Samarkand

66

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince patron of voyages of exploration (1394-1460)

*March 4th, 1394, Porto †November 13th, 1460, Vila do Bispo

42

James I of Scotland

King of Scots from 1406 to 1437

*June 30th, 1394, Dunfermline Palace †February 21st, 1437, Blackfriars, Perth

70

Charles, Duke of Orléans

French duke and poet

*November 24th, 1394, Paris †January 5th, 1465, Amboise

35

Philippa of England

Queen Consort of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Royal Princess of England

*July 4th, 1394, Peterborough Castle †January 5th, 1430, Vadstena

87

Ikkyū

Japanese Buddhist monk

*February 1st, 1394, Kyoto †December 12th, 1481, Kyotanabe

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Public holidays on August 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 31st.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1394 is a normal year and no leap year.

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