August 31st, 1551

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Born on August 31st, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 31st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 31st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1551)

Born on August 31st, 1551

Weekday

Friday

August 31st, 1551 was a Friday.

Age

472

People born on August 31st, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 126 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1551 - September 23rd, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 365 days, exactly on April 27th, 2025, people who were born on August 31st, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,635 Days

24,662 Weeks

5,671 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on August 31st, 1551

Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz

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Who's birthday is on August 31st?

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

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

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

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

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

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

Warren Berlinger

American actor

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

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

Charmaine Craig

American actress

*August 31st, 1971, United States of America

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)

*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh

Robert Kocharyan

Second President of Armenia

*August 31st, 1954, Khankendi

Fabio Jakobsen

Dutch cyclist

*August 31st, 1996, Gorinchem

Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Consort of Jordan

*August 31st, 1970, Kuwait City

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)

*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace

William Saroyan

Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

*August 31st, 1908, Fresno †May 18th, 1981, Fresno

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Born in 1551

Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud

William Camden

(1551–1623) English antiquarian

*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin

Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz

Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague

Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore

Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen

Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris

Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven

Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle

Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid

Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg

Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome

Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague

Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin

Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice

Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence

Michael Triller

*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen

Lazarus Henckel von Donnersmarck

*October 29th, 1551, Levoča †July 13th, 1624, Vienna

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 31st

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

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kyrgyzstan)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Malaysia)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Trinidad_and_Tobago

Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Language_Day

North Borneo Self-government Day (Sabah, Borneo)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXXI.VIII.MDLI

31.8.1551

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1551

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August 31st, 1551

Born on August 31st, 1551

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 172,000 days old!

172,635 Days

24,662 Weeks

5,671 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 31st?

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Born on August 31st, 1551

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

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

Same year Born in 1551

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 31st

Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)

Aidan of Lindisfarne

Aristides of Athens

Cuthburh

Dominguito del Val

Joseph of Arimathea

Paulinus of Trier

Raymond Nonnatus

Wala of Corbie

Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria

August 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.

Romanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova)

North Borneo Self-government Day (Sabah, Borneo)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

31.8.1551

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Birthdays
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Calendar
August 1551

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31			1	2	3	4	5
32	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
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