May 31st, 1625

Born on May 31st, 1625

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 145,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 294 days, exactly on February 23rd, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1625 will be 146,000 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?

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

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

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

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

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

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

81

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

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

33

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

*May 31st, 1984, Berlin †May 22nd, 2018

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Born in 1625

87

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

*June 8th, 1625, Perinaldo †September 14th, 1712, Paris

70

Jean Domat

French jurist

*November 30th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †March 14th, 1696, Paris

55

Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł

Polish-Lithuanian noble

*October 26th, 1625, Niasviž †November 14th, 1680, Bologna

26

Tamás Esterházy

Hungarian soldier (1625-1652)

*December 20th, 1625, Beckov †August 26th, 1652, Veľké Vozokany

46

Johan de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1625–1672)

*September 24th, 1625, Dordrecht †August 20th, 1672, Groene Zoodje

82

Marie de Nemours

Swiss princess (1625-1707)

*March 5th, 1625, Paris †June 16th, 1707, Paris

73

Rasmus Bartholin

Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

*August 13th, 1625, Roskilde †November 4th, 1698, Copenhagen

62

Countess Palatine Maria Eufrosyne of Zweibrücken

Swedish princess

*February 14th, 1625, Stegeborg Castle †October 24th, 1687, Höjentorp

70

Johann Christoph Arnschwanger

German writer (1625-1696)

*December 28th, 1625, Nuremberg †December 10th, 1696, Nuremberg

62

Peder Hansen Resen

Danish historian

*June 17th, 1625, Copenhagen †June 1st, 1688, Copenhagen

69

Barthélemy d'Herbelot

French orientalist (1625-1695)

*December 14th, 1625, Paris †December 8th, 1695, Paris

73

Jack Adams

Astrologer

*December 3rd, 1625, London †November 30th, 1699

88

Carlo Maratta

Italian painter of the Late Baroque (1625–1713)

*May 18th, 1625, Camerano †December 15th, 1713, Rome

79

Joan Huydecoper II

Dutch mayor (1625-1704)

*February 21st, 1625, Amsterdam †December 1st, 1704, Amsterdam

45

Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 5th, 1625, Birkenfeld †March 30th, 1671, Birkenfeld

36

Jacqueline Pascal

French poet (1625-1661)

*October 4th, 1625, Clermont-Ferrand †October 4th, 1661, Paris

28

Paulus Potter

Dutch painter (1625-1654)

*November 20th, 1625, Enkhuizen †January 17th, 1654, Amsterdam

61

Daniel Gittard

French architect

*March 14th, 1625, Blandy †December 15th, 1686, Paris

76

Samuel Chappuzeau

Scholar, author, poet, playwright

*June 16th, 1625, Paris †August 31st, 1701, Celle

44

Ferdinand Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Baden

Prince of Baden-Baden in Germany

*September 23rd, 1625, Baden-Baden †November 4th, 1669, Heidelberg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1625 is a normal year and no leap year.

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