May 31st, 1656 was a Wednesday.
May 22nd, 1656 - June 21st, 1656
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 620 days, exactly on January 12th, 2026, people who were born on May 31st, 1656 will be 135,000 days old!
French poet and diplomat
*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, HyèresGerman biologist
*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im BreisgauFrench economist (1911–2010)
*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-CloudAmerican poet, essayist and journalist
*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, CamdenFrench painter (1594-1665)
*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, RomeNoblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII
*May 31st, 1443, Bedfordshire †June 29th, 1509, WestminsterPope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican CityBritish-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees TownshipEnglish astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist
*October 29th, 1656, Haggerston †January 14th, 1742, GreenwichSculptor and architect from Austria (1656-1723)
*July 20th, 1656, Graz †April 5th, 1723, ViennaEnglish naval officer and politician (1656-1720)
*July 4th, 1656, Rotherhithe †August 21st, 1720, GreenwichFrench cardinal and politician (1656-1723)
*September 6th, 1656, Brive-la-Gaillarde †August 10th, 1723, Palace of VersaillesFrench naturalists, biologist and diplomat (1656-1738)
*April 12th, 1656, Saint-Mihiel †January 30th, 1738, MarseilleFrench painter (1656-1746)
*October 10th, 1656, Paris †March 20th, 1746, ParisFrench botanist (1656-1708)
*June 5th, 1656, Aix-en-Provence †December 28th, 1708, ParisQueen Consort of Sweden (1656-1693)
*September 11th, 1656, Copenhagen †July 26th, 1693, Karlberg PalaceEnglish politician (1656-1694)
*February 16th, 1656, Swallowfield †May 24th, 1694, London(1656-1721) Prince of Liechtenstein
*May 28th, 1656, Wilfersdorf Castle †October 11th, 1721, ViennaPrincely Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg and Governor of the Electorate of Saxony
*April 23rd, 1656, Munich †October 10th, 1716, WermsdorfGerman Bohemian composer
*September 6th, 1656, Krásno †August 27th, 1746, RastattGerman composer and organist
*November 3rd, 1656, Vienna †August 29th, 1738, ViennaFrench Dominican priest, inventor, and scientist (1657–1729)
*November 30th, 1656, Lyon †February 5th, 1729, ParisEnglish antiquarian, born 1656
*September 14th, 1656, Lanchester †July 2nd, 1740, LondonRoyal Governor of Chile 1709-1716
*March 31st, 1656, Narbarte †May 19th, 1718, SantiagoRussian admiral from the Republic of Geneva (1656-1699)
*January 2nd, 1656, Geneva †March 2nd, 1699, MoscowFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 31st.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1656 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).