May 31st, 1468

Born on May 31st, 1468

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 31st, 1468?

May 31st, 1468

Cardinal Bessarion (pictured) announced his donation of 746 Greek and Latin codices to the Republic of Venice, forming the Biblioteca Marciana.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessarion

What else happened on May 31st?

May 31st, 2013

A tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing 8 people and injuring more than 150.

May 31st, 2009

American physician George Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country who performed late-term abortions, was shot and killed by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion activist.

May 31st, 1981

An organized mob of police and government-sponsored Sinhalese paramilitary forces began three days of attacks that led to the burning of the Jaffna Library in Sri Lanka.

May 31st, 1941

The United Kingdom completed its re-occupation of Iraq, returning Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.

May 31st, 1935

An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw struck Balochistan in British India, now part of Pakistan, killing between 30,000 and 60,000 people.

May 31st, 1902

The Second Boer War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging in Pretoria, South Africa.

May 31st, 1879

Gilmore's Garden in New York City was renamed Madison Square Garden, the city's first venue to use that name.

May 31st, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E. Johnston and G. W. Smith engaged Union forces under George B. McClellan at the Battle of Seven Pines outside Richmond, Virginia.

May 31st, 1775

American Revolution: The Committee of Safety of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, adopted the Mecklenburg Resolves, which annulled and vacated all laws originating from the authority of the King or Parliament.

May 31st, 1293

Majapahit forces under Raden Wijaya won a major victory in the Mongol invasion of Java, now considered to be the founding date of the Indonesian city of Surabaya.

May 31st, 1223

Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus': Mongol forces defeated a Kievan Rus' army at the Kalka River in present-day Ukraine.

May 31st, 1215

A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captures Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty.

May 31st, 0455

Petronius Maximus, ruler of the Western Roman Empire, was stoned to death by a mob as he fled Rome ahead of the arrival of a Vandal force that sacked the city.

May 31st, 2019

A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured.

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

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

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

*May 31st, 1443, Bedfordshire †June 29th, 1509, Westminster

52

Manuel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521

*May 31st, 1469, Lisbon †December 13th, 1521, Lisbon

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

57

Sibylle of Brandenburg

Duchess of Jülich and Berg

*May 31st, 1467, Ansbach †July 9th, 1524, Kaster

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, Rome

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

*May 31st, 1557, Pereslavl-Zalessky †January 7th, 1598, Moscow

81

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

65

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

*May 31st, 1162, Delüün Boldog †August 18th, 1227, Yinchuan

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Born in 1468

81

Paul III

Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill

60

Juan del Encina

Spanish composer, poet, and playwright

*July 12th, 1468, Province of Salamanca †November 30th, 1528, Chinchón

64

Johann I, Elector of Saxony

John the Steadfeast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)

*June 13th, 1468, Meissen †August 16th, 1532, Schweinitz

26

Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*September 27th, 1468, Ansbach †February 26th, 1495, Ansbach

55

Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Archduchess Consort of Austria (1484 - 1494) and Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497)

*July 26th, 1468, Grimma †February 11th, 1524, Calenberg

34

Frederick Jagiellon

Primate of Poland

*April 27th, 1468, Kraków †March 14th, 1503, Kraków

53

Johannes Werner

German mathematician

*February 14th, 1468, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1521, Nuremberg

76

Philipp Solms

(1468-1544)

*August 15th, 1468, Frankfurt †October 3rd, 1544, Frankfurt

42

Albert I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Oleśnica, Count of Kladsko

*August 3rd, 1468, Kunětice Mountain Castle †July 12th, 1511, Prostějov

64

Isabella del Balzo

Queen Consort of Naples

*June 24th, 1468, Minervino Murge †May 22nd, 1533, Ferrara

21

Charles I, Duke of Savoy

King of Jerusalem

*March 29th, 1468, Carignano †March 13th, 1490, Pinerolo

55

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

English baron

*December 21st, 1468, Settrington †April 14th, 1524, Hornby Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1468 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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