July 31st, 1555

Born on July 31st, 1555

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 171,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 788 days, exactly on July 1st, 2026, people who were born on July 31st, 1555 will be 172,000 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

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

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

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

47

Gabriel Cramer

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752)

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

84

France Nuyen

French actress

*July 31st, 1939, Marseille

58

Mario von Appen

Canoe racer

*July 31st, 1965, Hamburg

36

Michael Bradley

American soccer player

*July 31st, 1987, Princeton

54

Antonio Conte

Italian association football player and manager

*July 31st, 1969, Lecce

52

Eve Best

British actress

*July 31st, 1971, London

58

Alessandro Algardi

Italian sculptor (1598–1654)

*July 31st, 1595, Bologna †June 10th, 1654, Rome

66

Paul Provenza

American stand-up comedian and actor

*July 31st, 1957, The Bronx

Same year
Born in 1555

45

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

English Baron (1555-1601)

*October 12th, 1555, Wesel †June 25th, 1601, Berwick-upon-Tweed

69

Heinrich Meibom

German poet

*December 4th, 1555, Alverdissen †September 20th, 1625, Helmstedt

78

Hermann Vultejus

German author

*December 16th, 1555, Wetter (Hessen) †July 31st, 1634, Marburg

65

Johann Arndt

German Lutheran theologian

*December 27th, 1555, Ballenstedt †May 11th, 1621, Celle

64

Ludovico Carracci

Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1555-1619)

*April 21st, 1555, Bologna †November 13th, 1619, Bologna

19

Charles Frederick of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Heir apparent of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

*April 28th, 1555, Kleve †February 9th, 1575, Rome

34

Edward Kelley

English alchemist

*August 1st, 1555, Worcester †November 30th, 1589, Most

48

Ferenc II Nádasdy

Hungarian noble, politician (1555–1604)

*October 6th, 1555, Sárvár †January 4th, 1604, Sárvár

33

Louis II of Lorraine, cardinal of Guise

Catholic cardinal (1555-1588)

*July 6th, 1555, Dampierre-en-Yvelines †December 24th, 1588, Château de Blois

45

Melchior von Redern

Austrian warrior

*January 6th, 1555, Wrocław †September 20th, 1600, Havlíčkův Brod

68

Andreas Cludius

German jurist

*November 7th, 1555, Osterode am Harz †September 9th, 1624, Osterode am Harz

75

Jerónima de la Asunción

Foundress of the first Catholic monastery in Manila — Monastery of Santa Clara

*May 9th, 1555, Toledo †October 22nd, 1630, Manila

65

Louise de Coligny

Fourth wife of William the Silent (1555-1620)

*September 23rd, 1555, Châtillon-Coligny †November 13th, 1620, Fontainebleau

29

Francis, Duke of Anjou

French duke (1555-1584)

*March 18th, 1555, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 19th, 1584, Château-Thierry

65

Richard Carew

English scholar

*July 17th, 1555, Antony House †November 6th, 1620, Antony House

63

Francesco Vendramin

17th-century Catholic cardinal

*October 10th, 1555, Venice †October 7th, 1619, Venice

71

Lancelot Andrewes

English bishop and scholar

*July 16th, 1555, London †September 25th, 1626, Southwark

67

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon

Marshal of France

*September 28th, 1555, Joze †March 25th, 1623, Sedan

61

Giovanni Antonio Magini

Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer

*June 13th, 1555, Padua †February 11th, 1617, Bologna

60

Melchior Eckhart

German theologian (1555-1616)

*October 18th, 1555, Chemnitz †January 20th, 1616, Oleśnica

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Public holidays on July 31st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1555 is a normal year and no leap year.

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