Born on August 31st, 1716
Weekday
Monday
August 31st, 1716 was a Monday.
Zodiac
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Virgo (The Maiden)
August 24th, 1716 - September 23rd, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 632 days, exactly on January 18th, 2026, people who were born on August 31st, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,368 Days
16,052 Weeks
3,691 Months
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What happened on August 31st?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 31st
Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 31st?
73 Hermann von Helmholtz
German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)
*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg.jpg "Richard Gere")
81 Maria Montessori
Italian pedagogue and physician
*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk
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Tsai Ing-wen
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District
38 Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)
*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh
82 Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)
*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace
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William Saroyan
Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)
*August 31st, 1908, Fresno †May 18th, 1981, FresnoSame 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 August 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 31st.
Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch-Pashtun_Unity_DayWaltheof, Earl of Northumbria
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltheof,_Earl_of_NorthumbriaAugust 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_PolandIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kyrgyzstan)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Malaysia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Trinidad_and_TobagoRomanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Language_DayNorth Borneo Self-government Day (Sabah, Borneo)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.8.1716
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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).