March 31st, 1698

Born on March 31st, 1698

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 31st?

March 31st, 2018

Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.

March 31st, 2004

The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.

March 31st, 1995

American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.

March 31st, 1992

USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.

March 31st, 1942

Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas Island without any resistance.

March 31st, 1930

To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code.

March 31st, 1921

The Australian Air Force was formed, replacing the short-lived Australian Air Corps and separating it from the Army.

March 31st, 1913

Arnold Schoenberg conducted the Vienna Concert Society in a concert of expressionist music that so shocked the audience that they began to riot.

March 31st, 1899

Philippine–American War: Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by American forces.

March 31st, 1889

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was inaugurated.

March 31st, 1854

U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew C. Perry (Japanese depiction pictured) and the Tokugawa shogunate signed the Convention of Kanagawa, forcing the opening of Japanese ports to American trade.

March 31st, 1800

After fighting through the night, the French Navy ship of the line Guillaume Tell surrendered to a British squadron in the Malta Channel.

March 31st, 1521

Ferdinand Magellan and members of his crew participated in the first Catholic Mass in the Philippines.

March 31st, 1146

French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux preached a sermon to a crowd at a council in Vézelay, with King Louis VII in attendance, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade.

March 31st, 1964

The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 31st?

52

William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

*March 31st, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon †April 23rd, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon

77

Joseph Haydn

Austrian composer (1732–1809)

*March 31st, 1732, Rohrau †May 31st, 1809, Vienna

53

René Descartes

French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

*March 31st, 1596, Descartes †February 11th, 1650, Stockholm City

63

Françoise-Louise de Warens

Swiss baroness (1699-1762)

*March 31st, 1699, Vevey †July 29th, 1762, Chambéry

33

Nitchaon Jindapol

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1991, Phuket province

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

83

Benedict XIV

Catholic pope from 1740 to 1758

*March 31st, 1675, Bologna †May 3rd, 1758, Rome

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

66

Heribert Hirte

German judge and politician

*March 31st, 1958, Cologne

38

Wong Wai Hong

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1986, Hong Kong

36

Peter Mills

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1988, Nottingham

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

31

Frederik Colberg

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1993, Holbæk

25

Powfu

Canadian rapper and singer

*March 31st, 1999, Vancouver

53

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

German musician and composer (1747-1800)

*March 31st, 1747, Lüneburg †June 10th, 1800, Schwedt/Oder

41

Lin Woon Fui

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1983, Kepong

46

Kellie Lucas

Badminton player

*March 31st, 1978, Ballarat

Same year
Born in 1698

60

Pierre Bouguer

French astronomer and mathematician (1698-1758)

*February 10th, 1698, Le Croisic †August 15th, 1758, Paris

74

Jean-Michel Chevotet

French architect (1698-1772)

*July 11th, 1698, Paris †December 4th, 1772, Paris

108

Jean Thurel

Fusilier of the French Army for over 90 years

*September 8th, 1698, Orain †March 10th, 1807, Tours

67

Prokop Diviš

Czech physicist, inventor and roman catholic priest (1698-1765)

*March 26th, 1698, Helvíkovice †December 21st, 1765, Přímětice

58

Miklós Csáky

Hungarian archbishop

*December 5th, 1698, Spiš Castle †March 31st, 1757, Bratislava

61

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (*1698 – †1759)

*July 17th, 1698, Saint-Malo †July 27th, 1759, Basel

88

François Francoeur

French composer and violinist

*September 21st, 1698, Paris †August 5th, 1787, Paris

84

Pietro Metastasio

Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)

*January 3rd, 1698, Rome †April 12th, 1782, Vienna

83

Ange-Jacques Gabriel

French architect

*October 23rd, 1698, Paris †January 4th, 1782, Paris

66

Erik Pontoppidan

Danish author, bishop, historian and antiquary (1698–1764)

*August 24th, 1698, Aarhus †December 20th, 1764, Copenhagen

77

Jean-Michel Papillon

French engraver (1698-1776)

*June 2nd, 1698, Paris †May 14th, 1776, Paris

78

Christoph Friedrich Steffen von Plettenberg-Stockum

Prussian General (1698-1777)

*November 30th, 1698, Plettenberg †March 17th, 1777, Haus Heyde

65

Nicola Logroscino

Italian composer

*October 22nd, 1698, Bitonto †January 1st, 1764, Palermo

77

Gisbert Matthias Elsner

German theologian

*April 1st, 1698, Goch †July 7th, 1775, Jutphaas

71

Charlotta Frölich

Swedish writer, historian, agronomist and poet

*November 28th, 1698, Gävle †July 21st, 1770, Uppsala

81

Jacobus Houbraken

Dutch engraver (1698-1780)

*December 25th, 1698, Dordrecht †November 14th, 1780, Amsterdam

79

Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal

Colonial governor of Louisiana (1698-1778)

*November 22nd, 1698, Quebec City †August 4th, 1778, Paris

65

Anton Ignaz Gunetzrhainer

German builder

*July 31st, 1698, Munich †January 1st, 1764, Munich

40

Charles François de Cisternay du Fay

French chemist

*September 14th, 1698, Paris †July 16th, 1739, Paris

57

Daniel Archinard

(1698-1755)

*September 8th, 1698, Geneva †December 29th, 1755, Brunswick

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1698 is a normal year and no leap year.

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