Born on May 31st, 1716
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Sunday
May 31st, 1716 was a Sunday.
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1716 - June 21st, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 533 days, exactly on October 18th, 2025, people who were born on May 31st, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,467 Days
16,066 Weeks
3,695 Months
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What happened on May 31st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 31st
Born on May 31st, 1716
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 31st?
88 Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat
*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères_(Kiel_34.594).jpg "Bernhard Hassenstein")
93 Bernhard Hassenstein
German biologist
*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau
72 Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist and journalist
*May 31st, 1819, West Hills †March 26th, 1892, Camden
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99 Maurice Allais
French economist (1911–2010)
*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud.JPG "Brooke Shields")
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81 Pius XI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
*May 31st, 1857, Desio †February 10th, 1939, Vatican City.png "Normani")
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Johann Daniel Silbermann
Organbuilder from Strasbourg
*May 31st, 1717, Strasbourg †May 9th, 1766, Leipzig
66 Margaret Beaufort
Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII
*May 31st, 1443, Bedfordshire †June 29th, 1509, Westminster.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township
Nicolas Poussin
French painter (1594-1665)
*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, RomeSame year
Born in 1716
Otto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenCharles III of Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*January 20th, 1716, Madrid †December 14th, 1788, Madrid
67 Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)
*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish
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
80 Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Swedish architect (1716-1796)
*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm
57 Johann Jakob Reiske
German scholar (1716-1774)
*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig
77 James Lind
Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene
*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, GosportEberhard Heinrich Daniel Stosch
*March 16th, 1716, Liebenberg †March 27th, 1781, Frankfurt (Oder)
58 Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775)
*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New HavenThomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
*December 26th, 1716, London †July 30th, 1771, CambridgeGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)
*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, SussexPhilip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
*January 15th, 1716, Albany †June 12th, 1778, YorkArchduke Leopold Johann of Austria
(1716-1716)
*April 13th, 1716, Vienna †November 4th, 1716, Vienna
84 Itō Jakuchū
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-jiFranz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher
Swiss topographer (1716-1802)
*May 19th, 1716, Lucerne †November 7th, 1802, LucerneAaron Burr, Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716-1757)
*January 4th, 1716, Fairfield †September 24th, 1757, PrincetonBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 31st.
Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Land_ForcesVisitation of Mary (Western Christianity)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitation_(Christianity)May 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gawai_DayakWorld No Tobacco Day (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_No_Tobacco_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.5.1716
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
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).