May 31st, 1502

Born on May 31st, 1502

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

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What 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, 1468

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

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

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

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

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

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

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

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

45

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

*May 31st, 1934, Binghamton †June 2nd, 1979, Los Angeles

65

Genghis Khan

Founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire

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

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83

Gregory XIII

Pope from 1572 to 1585

*January 1st, 1502, Bologna †April 10th, 1585, Rome

71

Damião de Góis

Portuguese philosopher

*February 2nd, 1502, Alenquer †January 30th, 1574, Alenquer

49

John Leland

English poet and antiquary

*September 13th, 1502, London †April 18th, 1552, London

52

Christian Egenolff

German printer

*July 26th, 1502, Hadamar †February 9th, 1555, Frankfurt

55

John III of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557)

*June 7th, 1502, São Jorge Castle †June 11th, 1557, Ribeira Palace

67

Anton Lauterbach

German theologian (1502-1569)

*January 13th, 1502, Stolpen †July 18th, 1569, Pirna

48

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Flemish painter painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries (1502-1550)

*August 14th, 1502, Aalst †December 6th, 1550, City of Brussels

41

Susanna of Bavaria

German noble, House of Wittelsbach

*April 2nd, 1502, Munich †April 23rd, 1543, Neuburg an der Donau

65

Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Pomerania (1502-1568)

*December 6th, 1502, Celle †November 6th, 1568, Szczecin

80

Xu Jie

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68547

*November 30th, 1502, Zhejiang †November 30th, 1582, Shanghai

56

Otto Henry

Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559

*April 10th, 1502, Amberg †February 12th, 1559, Heidelberg

30

Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532

*September 14th, 1502, Zweibrücken †December 3rd, 1532, Zweibrücken

28

Philibert of Châlon

French nobleman

*March 18th, 1502, Lons-le-Saunier †June 3rd, 1530, Gavinana

98

Sebastian de Aparicio

Beatified Franciscan

*January 20th, 1502, A Gudiña †February 25th, 1600, Puebla City

73

Pierino Belli

16th-century Italian soldier and jurist, an authority on the law of war who is considered an authority and one of the founders of modern international law

*March 20th, 1502, Alba †December 31st, 1575, Turin

68

Francesco Corteccia

Italian composer (1502-1571)

*July 27th, 1502, Florence †June 7th, 1571, Florence

72

Georg Major

German theologian

*April 25th, 1502, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1574, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony

Saxon princess

*March 6th, 1502, Marburg †December 6th, 1557, Schmalkalden

48

Nicolaus Medler

German theologian

*October 15th, 1502, Hof †August 24th, 1551, Bernburg

78

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval

Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1502–1580)

*June 26th, 1502, Hondarribia †September 22nd, 1580, Seville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1502 is a normal year and no leap year.

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