December 31st, 1658

Born on December 31st, 1658

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 133,000 days old!

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What happened on December 31st?

December 31st, 1950

Korean War: North Korean troops attacked United Nations forces in the first of two battles at Wonju.

December 31st, 2010

28 tornadoes (one depicted) touched down in midwestern and southern United States, part of an outbreak that led to the deaths of nine people and large property damage.

December 31st, 1999

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin became acting president upon President Boris Yeltsin's unexpected resignation.

December 31st, 1998

The European Exchange Rate Mechanism froze the exchange rates of the legacy currencies in the eurozone, establishing the value of the euro.

December 31st, 1993

Brandon Teena, an American trans man, was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska; his death led to increased lobbying for hate crime laws in the United States.

December 31st, 1986

Three disgruntled employees set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing more than 90 people and injuring 140 others, making it the second-deadliest hotel fire in United States history.

December 31st, 1972

Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake.

December 31st, 1965

Central African military officers led by Jean-Bédel Bokassa began a coup d'état against the government of President David Dacko.

December 31st, 1961

RTÉ, Ireland's first television network, began broadcasting.

December 31st, 1909

The Manhattan Bridge, connecting Lower Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn and considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges, opened to traffic.

December 31st, 1907

New York City held its first annual ball drop event in Times Square as part of New Year's Eve celebrations.

December 31st, 1862

The Battle of Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, began with an engagement in which both sides would suffer their highest casualty rates in the American Civil War.

December 31st, 1857

Queen Victoria announced the choice of Ottawa (pictured), then a small logging town, to be the capital of the British colony of Canada.

December 31st, 1775

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Quebec, British forces repulsed an attack by the Continental Army to capture Quebec City and enlist French Canadian support.

December 31st, 1759

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease at £45 per annum to the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and began brewing Guinness.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 31st

Born on December 31st, 1658

71

Juan de Cabrera

Spanish author

*December 31st, 1658, Villarrobledo †November 12th, 1730, Villarrobledo

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Who's birthday is on December 31st?

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

84

Henri Matisse

French artist (1869–1954)

*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, Nice

65

Jacques Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-Malo

31

Manu Attri

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1992, Meerut

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

69

Herman Boerhaave

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738)

*December 31st, 1668, Voorhout †September 23rd, 1738, Leiden

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

67

Vaughan Jones

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist

*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, Nashville

70

James Remar

American actor

*December 31st, 1953, Boston

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

65

Bebe Neuwirth

American actress

*December 31st, 1958, Newark

51

Grégory Coupet

French association football player

*December 31st, 1972, Le Puy-en-Velay

87

Elizabeth Arden

Canadian American businesswoman

*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York City

80

Ben Kingsley

English actor

*December 31st, 1943, Snainton

49

Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

*December 31st, 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg †October 16th, 1564, Zakynthos

93

Francesco Alberoni

Italian journalist and professor of sociology (1929–2023)

*December 31st, 1929, Borgonovo Val Tidone †August 14th, 2023, Milan

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Born in 1658

50

Giuseppe Torelli

Italian violist, violinist, teacher and composer (1658–1709)

*April 22nd, 1658, Verona †February 8th, 1709, Bologna

59

Mary of Modena

English royal consort

*September 25th, 1658, Ducal Palace of Modena †April 26th, 1718, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

79

Paul Zeiller

Austrian painter (1658-1738)

*August 21st, 1658, Reutte †August 19th, 1738, Reutte

66

Samson Wertheimer

European rabbi (1658-1724)

*January 17th, 1658, Worms †August 6th, 1724, Vienna

66

Johann Gottfried Roesner

Prussian burgomaster (1658-1724)

*November 21st, 1658, Sulechów †December 7th, 1724, Toruń

84

Lancelot Blackburne

English clergyman

*December 10th, 1658, London †March 23rd, 1743, Downing Street

72

Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac

French explorer

*March 5th, 1658, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave †October 16th, 1730, Castelsarrasin

67

Lüder Mencke

German judge

*December 14th, 1658, Oldenburg †June 26th, 1726, Leipzig

75

John Dennis

English dramatist (1658–1734)

*September 16th, 1658, London †January 6th, 1734

70

Camillo Rusconi

Italian sculptor (1658-1728)

*July 14th, 1658, Milan †December 8th, 1728, Rome

76

Georg Christian Joannis

German historian

*December 9th, 1658, Marktbreit †February 22nd, 1735, Zweibrücken

49

Duke Adolf Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

First Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

*October 19th, 1658, Grabow †May 12th, 1708, Neustrelitz

68

Luka Mislej

Carniolan artist (1658-1727)

*October 16th, 1658, Vipava †February 5th, 1727, Škofja Loka

72

Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli

Italian scholar and natural scientist (1658-1730)

*July 10th, 1658, Bologna †November 1st, 1730, Bologna

70

John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

*August 22nd, 1658, Gotha †February 17th, 1729, Saalfeld

75

Nicolas Coustou

Sculptor from France (1658-1733)

*January 9th, 1658, Lyon †May 1st, 1733, Paris

20

Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Ruling Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt for 130 days in 1678

*June 22nd, 1658, Darmstadt †August 31st, 1678, Gotha

85

Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre

French author

*February 13th, 1658, Saint-Pierre-Église †April 29th, 1743, Paris

33

Daniel Christoph Beckher

German university teacher and writer (1658-1691)

*February 10th, 1658, Königsberg †April 12th, 1691, Königsberg

58

Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

German nobleman (1658–1716)

*April 19th, 1658, Düsseldorf †June 8th, 1716, Düsseldorf

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1658 is a normal year and no leap year.

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