May 31st, 1706

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Born on May 31st, 1706 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on May 31st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on May 31st
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Calendar (May 1706)

Born on May 31st, 1706

Weekday

Monday

May 31st, 1706 was a Monday.

Age

317

People born on May 31st, 1706 will turn 318 this year (2024), in exactly 32 days .

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1706 - June 21st, 1706

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 884 days, exactly on September 30th, 2026, people who were born on May 31st, 1706 will be 117,000 days old!

116,116 Days

16,588 Weeks

3,814 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

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

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

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

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Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

*May 31st, 1934, Binghamton †June 2nd, 1979, Los Angeles

Nicolas Poussin

French painter (1594-1665)

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

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

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

Jim Craig

American ice hockey goaltender

*May 31st, 1957, Easton

Same year
Born in 1706

Benjamin Franklin

American author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, Founding Father (1706–1790)

*January 17th, 1706, Boston †April 17th, 1790, Philadelphia