Born on May 31st, 1612
Weekday
Thursday
May 31st, 1612 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1612 - June 21st, 1612
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 150,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 554 days, exactly on November 2nd, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1612 will be 151,000 days old!
150,446 Days
21,492 Weeks
4,942 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 31st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 31st
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Who's birthday is on May 31st?
Nicolas Poussin
French painter (1594-1665)
*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, Rome
88 Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat
*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères_(Kiel_34.594).jpg "Bernhard Hassenstein")
93 Bernhard Hassenstein
German biologist
*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau
.jpg "Colin Farrell")
.JPG "Brooke Shields")
99 Maurice Allais
French economist (1911–2010)
*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud
72 Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist
*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden
66 Margaret Beaufort
Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII
*May 31st, 1443, Bedfordshire †June 29th, 1509, Westminster
.jpg "Clint Eastwood")
John George II, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656
*May 31st, 1613, Dresden †August 22nd, 1680, Freiberg.jpg "Feodor I of Russia")
40 Feodor I of Russia
Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)
*May 31st, 1557, Pereslavl-Zalessky †January 7th, 1598, Moscow.png "Normani")
81 Pius XI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City.jpg "Jim Bolger")
.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township
Same year
Born in 1612
27 Murad IV
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1612-1640) (r. 1623-1640)
*July 27th, 1612, Constantinople †February 8th, 1640, Constantinople,_circa_1633%E2%80%931634,_Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie_Alte_Meister,_Kassel.jpg "Saskia van Uylenburgh")
29 Saskia van Uylenburgh
Wife of Rembrandt van Rijn
*August 2nd, 1612, Leeuwarden †June 14th, 1642, Amsterdam
64 Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Founder of the city of Montreal
*February 15th, 1612, Neuville-sur-Vanne †September 9th, 1676, Paris_(cropped).jpg "Anne Bradstreet")
60 Anne Bradstreet
Anglo-American poet (1612-1672)
*March 20th, 1612, Northampton †September 16th, 1672, Andover
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38 Dorgon
Prince Rui of the First Rank and regent of the Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)
*November 17th, 1612, Hetu Ala City †December 31st, 1650, Chengde
34 Odoardo Farnese
Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1622 to 1646
*April 28th, 1612, Parma †September 11th, 1646, Piacenza_by_Robert_Walker_and_studio.jpg "Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron")
59 Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)
*January 17th, 1612, Denton Hall, Wharfedale †November 12th, 1671, Nun Appleton Priory
71 Thomas Killigrew
English dramatist and theatre manager
*February 7th, 1612, London †March 19th, 1683, London
Antoine Arnauld
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)
*February 5th, 1612, Paris †August 8th, 1694, City of BrusselsFrans Post
Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1612–1680)
*November 17th, 1612, Haarlem †February 17th, 1680, HaarlemHenry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1612-1640)
*January 31st, 1612, Arnhem †January 31st, 1640, HulstNicolas Chorier
French historian,lawyer and writer
*September 1st, 1612, Vienne †August 14th, 1692, GrenobleNicolas Chaperon
French painter (1612-1656)
*October 19th, 1612, Châteaudun †January 1st, 1656, LyonMarcus Zuerius van Boxhorn
Dutch linguist
*August 28th, 1612, Bergen op Zoom †October 3rd, 1653, LeidenPier Francesco Mola
Swiss painter (1612-1666)
*February 9th, 1612, Coldrerio †May 13th, 1666, RomeLorenzo Imperiali
Italian cardinal (1612–1673)
*February 21st, 1612, Genoa †September 21st, 1673, RomeAugust Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*November 11th, 1612, Sønderborg †May 6th, 1675, LöhneBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 31st.
Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Land_ForcesVisitation of Mary (Western Christianity)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitation_(Christianity)May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawai_DayakWorld No Tobacco Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_No_Tobacco_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.5.1612
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1612 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).