March 31st, 1716

Born on March 31st, 1716

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

TAROM Flight 371 (pictured) crashed near Balotești, Romania, killing all 60 people on board.

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, 2023

A tornado caused the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.

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

Same year
Born in 1716

58

Otto von Münchhausen

German botanist (1716–1774)

*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, Pattensen

50

Georg Hermann Richerz

German writer

*May 31st, 1716, Bützow †January 6th, 1767, Lübeck

49

Josip Kazimir Drašković

Croatian general

*January 1st, 1716, Trakošćan Castle †January 1st, 1765, Vienna

79

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

*January 20th, 1716, Cassis †April 30th, 1795, Paris

79

Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist

*January 12th, 1716, Seville †July 5th, 1795, Isla de León

84

Itō Jakuchū

Japanese artist (1716-1800)

*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-ji

83

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French scientist

*May 29th, 1716, Montbard †January 1st, 1800, Paris

69

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army general (1716-1785)

*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, Sussex

61

Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Sculptor from France (1716-1777)

*March 19th, 1716, Paris †July 13th, 1777, Paris

67

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)

*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish

80

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Swedish architect (1716-1796)

*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm

80

Felice Giardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1716, Turin †June 8th, 1796, Moscow

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

65

Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg

86

Jean François de Saint-Lambert

French poet, philosopher and military officer

*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris

74

Étienne Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

*December 1st, 1716, Paris †January 24th, 1791, Paris

57

Johann Jakob Reiske

German scholar (1716-1774)

*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig

48

Immanuel Gottlob Brastberger

*April 10th, 1716, Sulz am Neckar †July 13th, 1764, Nürtingen

58

Peter Harrison

American architect (1716-1775)

*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New Haven

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Leap year

Yes: 1716 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).

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