May 31st, 1833

Born on May 31st, 1833

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 1833

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, Sanremo

63

Johannes Brahms

German composer (1833–1897)

*May 7th, 1833, Hamburg †April 3rd, 1897, Vienna

67

Benjamin Harrison

American politician (1833–1901); President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, Indianapolis

74

Zacharie Astruc

French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic (1833-1907)

*February 23rd, 1833, Angers †May 24th, 1907, Paris

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

65

Robert Green Ingersoll

American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)

*August 11th, 1833, Dresden †July 21st, 1899, Dobbs Ferry

84

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918)

*September 20th, 1833, Milan †January 30th, 1918, Milan

58

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Nineteenth-century Spanish novelist

*March 10th, 1833, Guadix †July 19th, 1891, Madrid

77

August Robert Wolff

Polish publisher (1833-1910)

*January 10th, 1833, Zgierz †August 20th, 1910, Sopot, Poland

51

Charles George Gordon

British army officer and administrator

*January 28th, 1833, Woolwich †January 26th, 1885, Khartoum

73

José María de Pereda

Spanish writer (1833–1906)

*February 6th, 1833, Santander †March 1st, 1906, Santander

64

Edward Burne-Jones

British Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)

*August 28th, 1833, Birmingham †June 17th, 1898, London

90

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian politician, military (1836-1923)

*February 4th, 1833, Ayacucho †October 10th, 1923, Lima

62

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

Austrian archduke, 1833-1896

*July 30th, 1833, Schönbrunn Palace †May 19th, 1896, Vienna

45

Lyuben Karavelov

Bulgarian writer (1834–1879)

*November 30th, 1833, Koprivshtitsa †January 21st, 1879, Ruse

86

Cristoforo Benigno Crespi

Italian businessman (1833–1920)

*October 18th, 1833, Busto Arsizio †January 5th, 1920, Milan

30

William P. Sanders

Union Army general (1833-1863)

*August 12th, 1833, Frankfort †November 19th, 1863, Bijou Theatre

55

Christian Jank

German painter (1833-1888)

*July 15th, 1833, Munich †November 25th, 1888, Munich

87

Marius Roy

French painter

*June 11th, 1833, Lyon †April 28th, 1921, avenue du Maine

94

Julius Abel

German composer (1833–1928)

*July 31st, 1833, Ottenhausen †November 30th, 1927, Waiblingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1833 is a normal year and no leap year.

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