May 31st, 1646

Born on May 31st, 1646

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 138,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 970 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on May 31st, 1646 will be 139,000 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

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

71

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

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

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

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

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

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

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

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

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Born in 1646

70

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)

*July 1st, 1646, Leipzig †November 14th, 1716, Hanover

73

John Flamsteed

English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal

*August 19th, 1646, Denby †December 31st, 1719, Burstow

53

Christian V of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway (1646-1699)

*April 15th, 1646, Flensburg †August 25th, 1699, Copenhagen

38

Elena Cornaro Piscopia

Venetian philosopher (1646–1684)

*June 5th, 1646, Venice †July 26th, 1684, Padua

62

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

French Baroque architect

*April 16th, 1646, Paris †May 11th, 1708, Marly-le-Roi

68

Antoine Galland

French orientalist, numismatist and translator

*April 4th, 1646, Paris †February 17th, 1715, Paris

58

Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné

French salonnière and countess

*October 10th, 1646, Paris †August 13th, 1705, Marseille

82

Jean Hardouin

French classical scholar (1646-1729)

*December 23rd, 1646, Quimper †September 3rd, 1729, Paris

62

Robert Bolling

American planter and merchant 1646 - 1709

*December 26th, 1646, London †July 17th, 1709

77

Godfrey Kneller

Painter from Germany active in the Great Britain (1646-1723)

*August 8th, 1646, Lübeck †October 19th, 1723, London

77

Johann Theile

German composer and organist

*July 29th, 1646, Naumburg †June 24th, 1724, Naumburg

82

Robert II of Bodman

Abbot of Kempten

*January 1st, 1646, Steißlingen †November 10th, 1728, Kempten

59

August Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp

Prince-regent of Eutin and prince-bishop of Lübeck

*May 6th, 1646, Gottorf Castle †October 2nd, 1705, Eutin

53

Hortense Mancini

Mistress of Charles II of England

*June 6th, 1646, Rome †November 9th, 1699, Chelsea

83

Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon

Marshal of France

*December 4th, 1646, Rennes †June 6th, 1730, Paris

57

Joseph Parrocel

French painter (1646-1704)

*October 3rd, 1646, Brignoles †March 1st, 1704, Paris

68

Jean du Casse

French admiral and buccaneer

*August 2nd, 1646, Saubusse †June 25th, 1715, Bourbon-l'Archambault

45

Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

First Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646-1691)

*June 15th, 1646, Gotha †August 2nd, 1691, Friedrichswerth

62

Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg-Franzhagen

Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen

*August 8th, 1646, Marianowo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 26th, 1709, Schulendorf

58

Charles Plumier

French botanist (1646-1704)

*April 20th, 1646, Marseille †November 20th, 1704, El Puerto de Santa María

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1646 is a normal year and no leap year.

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