May 31st, 1758

Born on May 31st, 1758

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 31st?

May 31st, 2013

An extremely large, powerful, and erratic tornado struck Central Oklahoma, killing eight people and injuring more than 150 others.

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, 2005

A Vanity Fair article revealed that the secret informant known as "Deep Throat", who had provided information about the Watergate scandal, was former FBI associate director Mark Felt (pictured).

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, 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 Battle of 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, the 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, 1890

The Ulm Minster, the world's tallest church building, is completed in Ulm, Germany.

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

Same year
Born in 1758

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

36

Maximilien Robespierre

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

79

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

*September 21st, 1758, Paris †February 21st, 1838, Paris

47

Horatio Nelson

British Royal Navy admiral (1758–1805)

*September 29th, 1758, Burnham Thorpe †October 21st, 1805, Cape Trafalgar

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

48

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

*September 20th, 1758, Plaine-du-Nord †October 17th, 1806, Port-au-Prince

84

Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

*October 16th, 1758, West Hartford †May 28th, 1843, New Haven

58

André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

*May 6th, 1758, Nice †April 4th, 1817, Paris

21

Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

*August 5th, 1758, Kyoto †December 16th, 1779, Kyoto

74

James Stephen

British lawyer, slavery abolitionist and politician

*June 30th, 1758, Poole †October 10th, 1832, Bath

76

George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

British Whig politician (1758-1834)

*September 1st, 1758, Wimbledon †November 10th, 1834, Althorp

82

Peter Joseph Krahe

German architect (1758-1840)

*April 8th, 1758, Mannheim †October 7th, 1840, Brunswick

69

Theodorus Bailey

American politician

*October 12th, 1758, Fishkill †September 6th, 1828, New York City

61

Cosme Argerich

Argentine physician

*September 26th, 1758, Buenos Aires †February 14th, 1820, Buenos Aires

35

Marguerite-Élie Guadet

French politician (1758-1794)

*July 20th, 1758, Saint-Émilion †June 19th, 1794, Bordeaux

78

Ludwig Erdwin Seyler

Hamburg banker (1758-1836)

*May 15th, 1758, Hamburg †October 26th, 1836, Hamburg

58

Maximus von Imhof

Greek physicist (1758-1817)

*July 26th, 1758, Reisbach †April 11th, 1817, Munich

68

John Pinkerton

British antiquarian

*February 17th, 1758, Edinburgh †March 10th, 1826, Paris

44

Richard Dobbs Spaight

8th governor of North Carolina (1758-1802)

*March 25th, 1758, New Bern †September 6th, 1802, New Bern

60

Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten

German poet

*February 1st, 1758, Grevesmühlen †October 26th, 1818, Greifswald

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1758 is a normal year and no leap year.

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