August 31st, 1784

Born on August 31st, 1784

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 463 days, exactly on August 8th, 2025, people who were born on August 31st, 1784 will be 88,000 days old!

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What happened on August 31st?

August 31st, 2019

A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.

August 31st, 2016

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following her impeachment on charges of criminal administrative misconduct.

August 31st, 2002

Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.

August 31st, 1997

Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.

August 31st, 1969

On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, an event attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years.

August 31st, 1959

A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

August 31st, 1942

The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.

August 31st, 1941

World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.

August 31st, 1940

Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.

August 31st, 1939

Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day.

August 31st, 1907

Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.

August 31st, 1897

Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.

August 31st, 1888

The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (depicted), was found in Buck's Row, London.

August 31st, 1876

Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.

August 31st, 1218

Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.

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

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

102

Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, Paris

74

Richard Gere

American actor (born 1949)

*August 31st, 1949, Philadelphia

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

75

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

71

Herbert Reul

German politician (CDU)

*August 31st, 1952, Langenfeld

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

49

Marc Webb

American music video and film director

*August 31st, 1974, Bloomington

22

Amanda Anisimova

American tennis player

*August 31st, 2001, Freehold Township

52

Chris Tucker

American actor and comedian

*August 31st, 1971, Atlanta

83

Warren Berlinger

American actor

*August 31st, 1937, Brooklyn †December 2nd, 2020, Valencia

67

Tsai Ing-wen

President of Taiwan since 2016

*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District

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

41

Pepe Reina

Spanish association football player

*August 31st, 1982, Madrid

51

Amilcare Ponchielli

Italian composer (1834-1886)

*August 31st, 1834, Paderno Ponchielli †January 16th, 1886, Milan

52

Charmaine Craig

American actress

*August 31st, 1971, United States of America

69

Robert Kocharyan

Second President of Armenia

*August 31st, 1954, Khankendi

38

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi crown prince and Minister of Defense (born 1985)

*August 31st, 1985, Riyadh

72

William Saroyan

Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

*August 31st, 1908, Fresno †May 18th, 1981, Fresno

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65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

48

Marie-Antoine Carême

French chef

*June 8th, 1784, Paris †January 12th, 1833, Paris

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

64

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

Marshal of France (1784-1849)

*October 15th, 1784, Limoges †June 10th, 1849, Paris

62

Gabriel Lory

Swiss painter

*June 21st, 1784, Bern †August 25th, 1846, Bern

48

Ferdinand VII of Spain

King of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)

*October 14th, 1784, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †September 29th, 1833, Madrid

53

Ferdinand Ries

German composer

*November 28th, 1784, Bonn †January 13th, 1838, Frankfurt

61

Friedrich Bessel

German astronomer and mathematician

*July 22nd, 1784, Minden †March 17th, 1846, Königsberg

83

Carlo Filangieri

Italian soldier and politician (1784-1867)

*May 10th, 1784, Cava de' Tirreni †October 9th, 1867, Portici

69

Frederick Adam

British Army general

*June 17th, 1784, Scotland †August 17th, 1853, London

76

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

British politician (1784-1860)

*January 28th, 1784, Edinburgh †December 14th, 1860, London

18

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

Russian grand duchess (1784-1803)

*December 24th, 1784, Saint Petersburg †September 24th, 1803, Ludwigslust

75

Jérôme Bonaparte

Napoleon I's brother (1784–1860)

*November 15th, 1784, Ajaccio †June 24th, 1860, château de Vilgénis

70

Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet

English colonial official, Governor of Bombay (1784-1854)

*June 21st, 1784, Plymouth †September 19th, 1854, London

73

Andrew Stevenson

American politician (1784-1857)

*January 21st, 1784, Culpeper County †January 25th, 1857, Albemarle County

68

Johan Gunder Adler

Danish civil servant (1784-1852)

*March 5th, 1784, Copenhagen †May 26th, 1852, Hof

79

Leo von Klenze

German architect and painter (1784–1864)

*February 29th, 1784, Schladen †January 26th, 1864, Munich

57

Allan Cunningham

Scottish poet and author (1784–1842)

*December 7th, 1784, Keir †October 30th, 1842, London

65

Peter De Wint

English landscape painter (1784-1849)

*January 21st, 1784, Stone †January 30th, 1849, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1784 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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