May 31st, 1590

Born on May 31st, 1590

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 158,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 518 days, exactly on September 27th, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1590 will be 159,000 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, 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?

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

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

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

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

*May 31st, 1443, Bedfordshire †June 29th, 1509, Westminster

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

56

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac

French author, best known for his epistolary essays

*May 31st, 1597, Angoulême †February 18th, 1654, Angoulême

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

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Born in 1590

86

Clement X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676

*July 13th, 1590, Rome †July 22nd, 1676, Rome

27

Ahmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1590-1617) (r. 1603-1617)

*April 18th, 1590, Manisa †November 22nd, 1617, Istanbul

78

Johann Agricola

German author

*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, Wrocław

51

Johann Matthäus Meyfart

German theologian and writer

*November 9th, 1590, Jena †January 26th, 1642, Erfurt

59

Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Portuguese writer and historian (1590-1649)

*March 18th, 1590, Pombeiro de Ribavizela †June 3rd, 1649, Madrid

86

Anne Clifford

Noblewoman; English countess (1590-1676)

*January 30th, 1590, Skipton Castle †March 22nd, 1676, Brougham Castle

70

Daniel Seghers

Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)

*December 3rd, 1590, Antwerp †November 2nd, 1661, Antwerp

68

Johannes Crocius

German protestant theologian

*July 28th, 1590, Bad Laasphe †July 1st, 1659, Marburg

59

Owen Roe O'Neill

Irish soldier

*January 1st, 1590, County Armagh †November 6th, 1649, Cavan

67

William Bradford

English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657)

*March 19th, 1590, Austerfield †May 9th, 1657, Plymouth Colony

433

María de Zayas

Spanish writer of the Golden Age

*September 12th, 1590, Madrid

59

Simon Vouet

French painter (1590-1649)

*January 9th, 1590, Paris †June 30th, 1649, Paris

30

Cosimo II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)

*May 12th, 1590, Florence †February 28th, 1621, Florence

69

Anna of Pomerania

Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré

*October 3rd, 1590, Barth †July 7th, 1660, Słupsk

49

William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1627-1640)

*December 18th, 1590, Ottweiler †August 22nd, 1640, Metz

78

Samuel Braun

Swiss explorer (1590-1668)

*March 19th, 1590, Basel †July 31st, 1668, Basel

60

Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Portuguese noble (1590-1651)

*August 17th, 1590, Madrid †January 28th, 1651, Madrid

47

Werner Teschenmacher

German theologian (1590-1638)

*September 13th, 1590, Elberfeld †April 2nd, 1638, Xanten

74

Theodor von Reinkingk

German jurist

*March 10th, 1590, Ventspils †December 15th, 1664, Glückstadt

34

Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw

Austrian archduke

*August 7th, 1590, Graz †December 28th, 1624, Madrid

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1590 is a normal year and no leap year.

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