July 31st, 1518

Born on July 31st, 1518

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 285 days, exactly on February 2nd, 2025, people who were born on July 31st, 1518 will be 185,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 31st?

July 31st, 2014

Gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killed 32 people and injured 321 others.

July 31st, 2007

The Troubles: Operation Banner, the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland, ended after 38 years with a military stalemate and ceasefire.

July 31st, 2006

Following intestinal surgery, Fidel Castro provisionally transferred the duties of the Cuban presidency to his brother Raúl.

July 31st, 2002

Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and injuring about 100 more.

July 31st, 2000

Three years after being hit by a mudslide, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong fully reopened.

July 31st, 1991

Soviet Special Purpose Police Unit troops killed seven Lithuanian customs officials in Medininkai in the most serious attack of their campaign against Lithuanian border posts.

July 31st, 1975

The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer Force gunmen were killed in County Down, Northern Ireland.

July 31st, 1972

The Troubles: Hours after the British Army's Operation Motorman brought an end to the self-declared autonomous area of Free Derry (Free Derry Corner pictured) in Northern Ireland, three car bombs exploded in the village of Claudy.

July 31st, 1971

Apollo program: The first Lunar Roving Vehicle was used during the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.

July 31st, 1966

The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all 31 people aboard.

July 31st, 1954

A team of Italian climbers became the first to reach the summit of K2 (pictured), the world's second-highest mountain.

July 31st, 1941

The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring authorised SS General Reinhard Heydrich to handle preparations for "the Final Solution of the Jewish question".

July 31st, 1924

Herbert Payne's bill introducing compulsory voting in Australia was passed into law.

July 31st, 1917

First World War: The Battle of Passchendaele began near Ypres, Belgium, with the Allies aiming to force German troops to withdraw from the Channel Ports.

July 31st, 1777

The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution commissioning the Marquis de Lafayette (pictured) as a major general in the American revolutionary forces.

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

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

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

49

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

King of the Romans, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1527-1576)

*July 31st, 1527, Vienna †October 12th, 1576, Regensburg

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

36

Lukas Runggaldier

Italian Nordic combined skier

*July 31st, 1987, Bolzano

21

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

59

C. C. Catch

Dutch-German pop singer

*July 31st, 1964, Oss

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

90

Cees Nooteboom

Dutch writer

*July 31st, 1933, The Hague

94

Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco

84

France Nuyen

French actress

*July 31st, 1939, Marseille

47

Gabriel Cramer

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752)

*July 31st, 1704, Geneva †January 4th, 1752, Bagnols-sur-Cèze

58

Mario von Appen

Canoe racer

*July 31st, 1965, Hamburg

36

Michael Bradley

American soccer player

*July 31st, 1987, Princeton

28

Charles II de Croÿ

2nd Duke of Aarschot, 3rd Prince of Chimay and 3rd Count of Beaumont

*July 31st, 1522, Quiévrain †June 24th, 1551, Quiévrain

54

Antonio Conte

Italian association football player and manager

*July 31st, 1969, Lecce

52

Eve Best

British actress

*July 31st, 1971, London

66

Paul Provenza

American stand-up comedian and actor

*July 31st, 1957, The Bronx

Same year
Born in 1518

75

Jacopo Tintoretto

Renaissance painter (1518/1519-1594)

*September 29th, 1518, Venice †May 31st, 1594, Venice

44

Antoine of Navarre

French king consort (1518-1562)

*April 22nd, 1518, La Fère †November 17th, 1562, Les Andelys

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

75

Nicolas de Pellevé

Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1518, France †March 28th, 1594, Paris

80

Germain Audebert

French poet

*March 3rd, 1518, Orléans †December 15th, 1598, Orléans

69

Giovanni Maria Cecchi

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

*March 15th, 1518, Florence †October 19th, 1587, San Martino

56

Sidonie of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (1518-1575)

*March 8th, 1518, Meissen †January 4th, 1575, Weißenfels

41

Kaspar Brusch

German historian and theologian (1518-1559)

*August 19th, 1518, Horní Slavkov †November 20th, 1559, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

48

Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

*December 17th, 1518, Osterode am Harz †April 2nd, 1567, Herzberg Castle

32

Mirza Hindal

Mughal Empire emperor

*November 30th, 1518, Kabul †November 22nd, 1551, Nangarhar

44

Johann Hommel

German astronomer and mathematician (1518-1562)

*February 2nd, 1518, Memmingen †July 4th, 1562, Leipzig

42

Conrad Lycosthenes

German humanist

*August 8th, 1518, Rouffach †March 25th, 1561, Basel

48

Johann Funck

German Lutheran theologian

*February 7th, 1518, Wöhrd †October 28th, 1566, Königsberg

55

Hieronymus Gerhard

German jurist (1518-1574)

*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart

57

Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*December 13th, 1518, Lauenburg/Elbe †March 27th, 1576, Barth

80

Christoph Vischer

German theologian (1518-1598)

*January 20th, 1518, Jáchymov †September 11th, 1598, Celle

18

Francis III

Duke of Brittany

*February 28th, 1518, Amboise †August 10th, 1536, castel of Tournon

14

Prince John of Denmark

Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria

*February 21st, 1518, Copenhagen †August 11th, 1532, Regensburg

21

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble

*December 19th, 1518, Gandia †September 16th, 1540, Viterbo

62

Antonín Brus z Mohelnice

Roman Catholic archbishop (1518-1580)

*February 13th, 1518, Mohelnice †August 28th, 1580, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1518 is a normal year and no leap year.

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