May 31st, 1617

Born on May 31st, 1617

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 148,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 377 days, exactly on May 12th, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1617 will be 149,000 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

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

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

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

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

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

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

42

Johann Cirksena

(1618-1660)

*May 31st, 1618, Rietberg †August 7th, 1660, Rietberg

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

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

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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40

Richard Lovelace

English writer and poet (1617-1658)

*December 9th, 1617, Woolwich †April 1st, 1658, City of London

64

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Spanish painter (1617 — 1682)

*December 1st, 1617, Seville †April 1st, 1682, Seville

74

Antimo Liberati

Italian composer

*April 3rd, 1617, Foligno †February 24th, 1692, Rome

46

Carlo Garavaglia

Italian sculptor (1617-1663)

*April 16th, 1617, Cuggiono †September 17th, 1663, Milan

62

Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine

Elector palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680)

*December 22nd, 1617, Heidelberg †August 28th, 1680, Edingen-Neckarhausen

55

Anna Maria von Baden-Durlach

German poet and painter

*May 29th, 1617, Strasbourg †October 17th, 1672, Basel

80

Lucas Faydherbe

Flemish sculptor and architect

*January 19th, 1617, Mechelen †December 31st, 1697, Mechelen

62

Raban Canstein

German politician (1617-1680)

*August 19th, 1617, Schloss Canstein †March 22nd, 1680, Kostrzyn nad Odrą

66

Nicolás Antonio

Spanish bibliographer (1617-1684)

*July 28th, 1617, Seville †April 13th, 1684, Madrid

59

Evaristo Baschenis

Italian painter (1617-1677)

*December 7th, 1617, Bergamo †March 16th, 1677, Bergamo

59

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

Margrave of Baden-Durlach

*November 16th, 1617, Karlsburg Castle †January 10th, 1677, Karlsburg Castle

74

Heinrich Johann Dünewald

Austrian military personnel

*February 21st, 1617, Koblenz †August 31st, 1691, Osijek

58

Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg

Duchess of Courland by marriage

*September 13th, 1617, Berlin †August 29th, 1676, Jelgava

73

Tosa Mitsuoki

Japanese painter, 1617-1691

*October 23rd, 1617, Sakai †September 25th, 1691, Kyoto

71

Johann Christfried Sagittarius

Lutheran theologian

*September 26th, 1617, Wrocław †February 19th, 1689, Altenburg

58

Leopoldo de' Medici

Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena (1617-1675)

*November 6th, 1617, Palazzo Pitti †November 10th, 1675, Florence

74

Elias Ashmole

English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692)

*May 23rd, 1617, Lichfield †May 18th, 1692, Lambeth

58

Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid

Prince-Bishop of Speyer

*January 1st, 1617, Bourscheid Castle †June 3rd, 1675, Mainz

23

Pellegrino Piola

Italian painter (1617-1640)

*May 9th, 1617, Genoa †November 25th, 1640, Genoa

95

Isaac de Porthau

French musketeer

*January 30th, 1617, Béarn †July 13th, 1712, Pau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1617 is a normal year and no leap year.

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