May 31st, 1800

Born on May 31st, 1800

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?

72

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

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

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

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

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

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

76

Johann Georg Baiter

Swiss philologist (1801–1877)

*May 31st, 1801, Zürich †October 10th, 1877, Zürich

60

Viktor Orbán

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

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

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

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

60

Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé

French music theorist (1804-1864)

*May 31st, 1804, Douarnenez †August 21st, 1864, Fontenay-le-Comte

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

81

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

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

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

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

89

Frei Otto

German architect (1925-2015)

*May 31st, 1925, Siegmar †March 9th, 2015, Leonberg

33

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

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

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74

Millard Fillmore

President of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*January 7th, 1800, Summerhill †March 8th, 1874, Buffalo

63

Jean-Jacques Ampère

French philologist

*August 12th, 1800, Lyon †March 27th, 1864, Pau

73

Claude Gay

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)

*March 18th, 1800, Draguignan †November 29th, 1873, Flayosc

59

John Brown

American abolitionist (1800–1859)

*May 9th, 1800, Torrington †December 2nd, 1859, Charles Town

75

John Edward Gray

British zoologist and philatelist (1800–1875)

*February 12th, 1800, Walsall †March 7th, 1875, London

82

Friedrich Wöhler

German chemist

*July 31st, 1800, Frankfurt †September 23rd, 1882, Göttingen

59

Charles Goodyear

American inventor

*December 29th, 1800, New Haven †July 1st, 1860, New York City

59

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

British historian and politician (1800–1859)

*October 25th, 1800, Rothley Court †December 28th, 1859, London

90

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

*October 26th, 1800, Parchim †April 24th, 1891, Berlin

67

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse

Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867)

*June 17th, 1800, York †October 31st, 1867, Birr Castle

80

Roman Sanguszko

Russian general

*May 6th, 1800, Antoniny †March 26th, 1881, Slavuta

48

France Prešeren

Slovene national poet, a Carniolan Romantic poet of Slovene descent (1800-1849)

*December 3rd, 1800, Vrba †February 8th, 1849, Kranj

223

Konan Big

Mexican professional wrestler

*July 13th, 1800, Monterrey

223

Amile-Ursule Guillebaud

Swiss painter

*November 4th, 1800, Geneva

73

John Phillips

English geologist (1800-1874)

*December 25th, 1800, Wiltshire †April 24th, 1874, Oxford

55

Emil Aarestrup

Danish poet and physician

*December 4th, 1800, Copenhagen †July 21st, 1856, Odense

82

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim

German artist

*January 7th, 1800, Hanau †February 26th, 1882, Frankfurt

33

Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach

German mathematician

*May 30th, 1800, Jena †March 12th, 1834, Erlangen

75

Georg Friedrich Daumer

German philosopher and poet (1800-1875)

*March 5th, 1800, Nuremberg †December 13th, 1875, Würzburg

78

Caleb Cushing

American politician (1800-1879)

*January 17th, 1800, Salisbury †January 2nd, 1879, Newburyport

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1800 is a normal year and no leap year.

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