May 31st, 1535

Born on May 31st, 1535

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 178,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 362 days, exactly on June 30th, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1535 will be 179,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 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, 2016

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

May 31st, 2013

A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries.

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

71

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

61

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

48

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

59

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

83

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

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

35

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

94

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

28

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

89

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

33

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

*May 31st, 1984, Berlin †May 22nd, 2018

Same year
Born in 1535

69

Leo XI

Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)

*June 2nd, 1535, Florence †April 27th, 1605, Rome

56

Gregory XIV

Pope from 1590 to 1591

*February 11th, 1535, Somma Lombardo †October 16th, 1591, Rome

38

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal

Spanish infanta, Austrian archduchess, Portuguese princess

*June 24th, 1535, Madrid †September 7th, 1573, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

72

Alessandro Allori

Italian painter (1535-1607)

*May 3rd, 1535, Florence †September 22nd, 1607, Florence

57

Filippo Spinola

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1535, Genoa †August 20th, 1593, Rome

43

Cornelius Gemma

Dutch astronomer and astrologer

*February 28th, 1535, Leuven †October 12th, 1578, Leuven

84

Shimazu Yoshihiro

[島津義弘] samurai of the Sengoku period

*August 21st, 1535, Kagoshima †August 30th, 1619

58

Min Phalaung

Burmese monarch (1535-1593)

*February 27th, 1535, Mrauk U †July 4th, 1593, Mrauk U

57

William of Rosenberg

High Treasurer and High Burgrave of Bohemia

*March 10th, 1535, Gallspach †August 31st, 1592, Prague

73

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete

Royal Governor of Chile (1535-1609)

*July 21st, 1535, Cuenca †May 19th, 1609, Madrid

65

Nanda Bayin

King of Burma

*November 9th, 1535, Taungoo †November 30th, 1600, Taungoo

29

Eléanore de Roye

French noble

*February 24th, 1535, Châtillon-Coligny †July 23rd, 1564, Condé-en-Brie

49

Marcantonio II Colonna

Italian condottiero, politician, patron and admiral

*February 26th, 1535, Lanuvio †August 1st, 1584, Medinaceli

52

Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess

*January 23rd, 1535, Ansbach †February 22nd, 1587, Legnica

49

Niwa Nagahide

Daimyo (1535-1585)

*October 16th, 1535, Nishi-ku †May 15th, 1585, Nagakute

65

Luis de Molina

Spanish priest and writer

*September 29th, 1535, Cuenca †October 12th, 1600, Madrid

61

Leonhard Rauwolf

German botanist and writer

*July 1st, 1535, Augsburg †September 15th, 1596, Vác

34

Eberhard Graf von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Langenburg

(1535-1570)

*October 11th, 1535, Waldenburg †March 10th, 1570, Waldenburg

86

Catherine Stenbock

Queen Consort of Sweden

*July 22nd, 1535, Torpa stenhus †December 13th, 1621, Strömsholm Palace

56

Johannes Clajus

German theologian (1535-1592)

*June 24th, 1535, Herzberg (Elster) †April 11th, 1592, Bendeleben

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 31st

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1535 is a normal year and no leap year.

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