May 31st, 1812

Born on May 31st, 1812

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 77,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

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

60

Émile-Joseph-Maurice Chevé

French music theorist (1804-1864)

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

87

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip

Dutch-Belgian painter (1821-1909)

*May 31st, 1821, Amsterdam †February 28th, 1909, Ixelles - Elsene

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

90

Adye Douglas

Premier of Tasmania (1815-1906)

*May 31st, 1815, Thorpe St Andrew †April 10th, 1906, Hobart

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

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91

Henri Wallon

French politician (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Valenciennes †November 13th, 1904, Paris

58

Charles Dickens

English novelist and social critic (1812–1870)

*February 7th, 1812, Landport †June 9th, 1870, Gads Hill Place

53

Gustav Hülsenberg

German politician (1812-1865)

*January 31st, 1812, Hamburg †October 19th, 1865, Hamburg

69

Theodor Bergk

German classical philologist (1812–1881)

*May 22nd, 1812, Leipzig †July 20th, 1881, Bad Ragaz

61

Emil von Sydow

German geographer

*July 15th, 1812, Freiberg †October 13th, 1873, Berlin

77

Robert Browning

English poet and playwright (1812–1889)

*May 7th, 1812, London †December 12th, 1889, Venice

79

Ivan Goncharov

Russian novelist and official (1812–1891)

*June 6th, 1812, Ulyanovsk †September 15th, 1891, Saint Petersburg

54

Wiktor Każyński

Polish composer (1812-1867)

*December 30th, 1812, Vilnius †March 18th, 1867, Saint Petersburg

80

William Fox

Premier of New Zealand in the 19th century, company agent, explorer and artist

*September 2nd, 1812, South Shields †June 23rd, 1893, Auckland

79

Frederick Whitaker

Premier of New Zealand (1812-1891)

*April 23rd, 1812, Bampton †December 4th, 1891, Wellington

73

Lorenzo Nina

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1812, Recanati †July 25th, 1885, Rome

81

Savinien Lapointe

French poet (1812-1893)

*February 28th, 1812, Sens †December 29th, 1893, Soucy

79

Ludwig Windthorst

German politician (1812-1891)

*January 17th, 1812, Ostercappeln †March 14th, 1891, Berlin

38

Louise of Orléans

French princess; Queen consort of the Belgians (1832-1850)

*April 3rd, 1812, Palermo †October 11th, 1850, Ostend

63

Henry Wilson

Vice president of the United States from 1873 to 1875

*February 16th, 1812, Farmington †November 22nd, 1875, Washington, D.C.

57

Alexander Ivanovich Herzen

Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary (1812-1870)

*March 25th, 1812, Moscow †January 9th, 1870, Paris

69

Berthold Auerbach

German author

*February 28th, 1812, Nordstetten †February 8th, 1882, Cannes

91

Samuel Smiles

Scottish author (1812-1904)

*December 23rd, 1812, Haddington †April 16th, 1904, Kensington

65

Aleardo Aleardi

Italian poet and politician (1812-1878)

*November 14th, 1812, Verona †July 17th, 1878, Verona

86

George Grey

British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer (1812–1898)

*April 14th, 1812, Lisbon †September 19th, 1898, London

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Public holidays on May 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 31st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1812 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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