May 31st, 1745

Born on May 31st, 1745

Age in days, weeks and months
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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?

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

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

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

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

60

Viktor Orbán

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

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

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

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

81

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

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

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

73

Richard Lovell Edgeworth

Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor

*May 31st, 1744, Bath †June 13th, 1817, Leinster

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

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

45

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

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

66

Margaret Beaufort

Noblewoman; Mother of King Henry VII

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

33

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

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

66

Jim Craig

American ice hockey goaltender

*May 31st, 1957, Easton

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Born in 1745

82

Alessandro Volta

Italian physicist, chemist, and pioneer of electricity and power (1745-1827)

*February 18th, 1745, Como †March 5th, 1827, Como

69

Charles Dibdin

British musician, songwriter, dramatist, novelist and actor

*March 15th, 1745, Southampton †July 25th, 1814, London

65

Nicolas-Étienne Framery

French music theorist

*March 25th, 1745, Rouen †November 26th, 1810, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

67

Benjamin Rush

American physician, educator, author

*December 24th, 1745, Byberry, Philadelphia †April 19th, 1813, Philadelphia

83

John Jay

Chief justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795

*December 12th, 1745, New York City †May 17th, 1829, Westchester County

81

Philippe Pinel

French psychiatrist

*April 20th, 1745, Jonquières †October 25th, 1826, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

67

Mikhail Kutuzov

Field Marshal of the Russian Empire

*September 5th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 16th, 1813, Bolesławiec

74

Nicolas Roze

French composer (1745-1819)

*January 17th, 1745, Duchy of Burgundy †September 30th, 1819, Saint-Mandé

73

Robert Calder

Royal Navy admiral

*July 13th, 1745, Elgin †September 1st, 1818, Bishop's Waltham

82

Thomas Tudor Tucker

American politician (1745-1828)

*June 25th, 1745, Bermuda †May 2nd, 1828, Washington, D.C.

49

Jean-Antoine Roucher

French poet (1745-1794)

*February 22nd, 1745, Montpellier †July 4th, 1794, Paris

76

Johann Peter Frank

German physician

*March 19th, 1745, Rodalben †April 24th, 1821, Vienna

58

John Barry

United States admiral (1745-1803)

*March 25th, 1745, Tacumshin †September 13th, 1803, Philadelphia

63

Ivan Starov

Russian architect (1745-1808)

*February 12th, 1745, Saint Petersburg †April 5th, 1808, Saint Petersburg

70

Johann Hieronymus Schröter

German selenographer (1745-1816)

*August 30th, 1745, Erfurt †August 29th, 1816, Lilienthal, Lower Saxony

70

Richard Bassett

American politician (1745-1815)

*April 2nd, 1745, Cecil County †September 15th, 1815, Kent County

70

Johann Peter Salomon

German violinist, composer, conductor and musical impresario

*February 20th, 1745, Bonn †November 25th, 1815, London

80

Joseph Boze

French painter (1745-1826)

*February 6th, 1745, Martigues †January 17th, 1826, Paris

63

Johan Christian Fabricius

Danish zoologist (1745–1808)

*January 7th, 1745, Tønder †March 3rd, 1808, Kiel

68

Pierre Lacour the Elder

French painter and printmaker (1745-1814)

*April 15th, 1745, Bordeaux †January 28th, 1814, Bordeaux

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1745 is a normal year and no leap year.

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