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  1. Born on July 31st, 1885 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on July 31st?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on July 31st
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (July 1885)

Born on July 31st, 1885

Weekday

Friday

July 31st, 1885 was a Friday.

Age

138

People born on July 31st, 1885 will turn 139 this year (2024), in exactly 93 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1885 - August 23rd, 1885

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 324 days, exactly on March 19th, 2025, people who were born on July 31st, 1885 will be 51,000 days old!

50,676 Days

7,239 Weeks

1,664 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on July 31st?

2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions July 31st, 2014

Gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killed 32 people and injured 321 others.
The Troubles July 31st, 2007

The Troubles: Operation Banner, the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland, ended after 38 years with a military stalemate and ceasefire.
Fidel Castro July 31st, 2006

Following intestinal surgery, Fidel Castro provisionally transferred the duties of the Cuban presidency to his brother Raúl.
Hamas July 31st, 2002

Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and injuring about 100 more.
Mudflow July 31st, 2000

Three years after being hit by a mudslide, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong fully reopened.
OMON July 31st, 1991

Soviet Special Purpose Police Unit troops killed seven Lithuanian customs officials in Medininkai in the most serious attack of their campaign against Lithuanian border posts.
The Troubles July 31st, 1975

The Troubles: In a botched paramilitary attack, three members of the popular Miami Showband and two Ulster Volunteer Force gunmen were killed in County Down, Northern Ireland.
The Troubles July 31st, 1972

The Troubles: Hours after the British Army's Operation Motorman brought an end to the self-declared autonomous area of Free Derry (Free Derry Corner pictured) in Northern Ireland, three car bombs exploded in the village of Claudy.
Apollo program July 31st, 1971

Apollo program: The first Lunar Roving Vehicle was used during the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.
Loss of MV Darlwyne July 31st, 1966

The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all 31 people aboard.
1954 Italian expedition to K2 July 31st, 1954

A team of Italian climbers became the first to reach the summit of K2 (pictured), the world's second-highest mountain.
The Holocaust July 31st, 1941

The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring authorised SS General Reinhard Heydrich to handle preparations for "the Final Solution of the Jewish question".
Herbert Payne July 31st, 1924

Herbert Payne's bill introducing compulsory voting in Australia was passed into law.
World War I July 31st, 1917

First World War: The Battle of Passchendaele began near Ypres, Belgium, with the Allies aiming to force German troops to withdraw from the Channel Ports.
Second Continental Congress July 31st, 1777

The Second Continental Congress passed a resolution commissioning the Marquis de Lafayette (pictured) as a major general in the American revolutionary forces.

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

Born on July 31st, 1885

73
Charles Avery Dunning
Premier of Saskatchewan, federal Cabinet minister, businessman, Chancellor of Queen's University (1885-1958)
*July 31st, 1885, Croft †October 2nd, 1958, Montreal

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 31st?

Christina Cox: Age & Birthday 52
Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto
J. K. Rowling: Age & Birthday 58
J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate
Louis de Funès: Age & Birthday 68
Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes
John 5: Age & Birthday 52
John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler: Age & Birthday 60
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler

German politician and member of the 20 July plot (1884-1945)

*July 31st, 1884, Piła †February 2nd, 1945, Plötzensee Prison
36
Lukas Runggaldier

Italian Nordic combined skier

*July 31st, 1987, Bolzano
Milton Friedman: Age & Birthday 94
Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco
João Gomes: Age & Birthday 21
João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita
Alejandro Atchugarry: Age & Birthday 64
Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo
Cees Nooteboom: Age & Birthday 90
Cees Nooteboom

Dutch writer

*July 31st, 1933, The Hague
C. C. Catch: Age & Birthday 59
C. C. Catch

Dutch-German pop singer

*July 31st, 1964, Oss
21
Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina
France Nuyen: Age & Birthday 84
France Nuyen

French actress

*July 31st, 1939, Marseille
56
Premchand

Hindi author from India (1880-1936)

*July 31st, 1880, Varanasi †October 8th, 1936, Varanasi
Frans Masereel: Age & Birthday 82
Frans Masereel

Flemish artist (1889–1972)

*July 31st, 1889, Blankenberge †January 3rd, 1972, Avignon
84
Franz Joham
*July 31st, 1907, Graz †October 15th, 1991, Barcelona
58
Mario von Appen

Canoe racer

*July 31st, 1965, Hamburg
Erich Heckel: Age & Birthday 86
Erich Heckel

German artist (1883-1970)

*July 31st, 1883, Döbeln †January 27th, 1970, Radolfzell am Bodensee
Michael Bradley: Age & Birthday 36
Michael Bradley

American soccer player

*July 31st, 1987, Princeton
87
Johnny Carlyle

British ice hockey player and coach

*July 31st, 1929, Falkirk †April 15th, 2017, Larbert

Same year
Born in 1885

Niels Bohr: Age & Birthday 77
Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen
73
Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo
Alice Paul: Age & Birthday 92
Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township
Sinclair Lewis: Age & Birthday 65
Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome
Edna Ferber: Age & Birthday 82
Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City
Ezra Pound: Age & Birthday 87
Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice
René Grousset: Age & Birthday 67
René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris
Theda Bara: Age & Birthday 69
Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles
François Mauriac: Age & Birthday 84
François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris
69
Georg Lippold

German archaeologist (1885-1954)

*February 21st, 1885, Mainz †July 23rd, 1954, Erlangen
Allan Riverstone McCulloch: Age & Birthday 40
Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu
Eugène Christophe: Age & Birthday 85
Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris
Marjorie Bowen: Age & Birthday 67
Marjorie Bowen

British writer

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital
George S. Patton: Age & Birthday 60
George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885–1945)

*November 11th, 1885, San Gabriel †December 21st, 1945, Heidelberg
Andrew Tombes: Age & Birthday 90
Andrew Tombes

American actor (1885-1976)

*June 29th, 1885, Ashtabula †March 17th, 1976, New York City
Robert Delaunay: Age & Birthday 56
Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier
Chester W. Nimitz: Age & Birthday 80
Chester W. Nimitz

United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)

*February 24th, 1885, Fredericksburg †February 20th, 1966, Yerba Buena Island
77
Karen Blixen

Danish writer

*April 17th, 1885, Rungstedlund †September 7th, 1962, Rungstedlund
71
Erich von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

*September 22nd, 1885, Vienna †May 12th, 1957, Paris
60
Jerome Kern

American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)

*January 27th, 1885, Manhattan †November 11th, 1945, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Adele: Age & BirthdayStephen Barclay: Age & BirthdayCarrie Henn: Age & BirthdayJan Tore Sanner: Age & BirthdayChukwuma Akabueze: Age & BirthdayMa Jin: Age & BirthdayMatti Geschonneck: Age & BirthdayJohanna Goliszewski: Age & BirthdayKarl Marx: Age & BirthdayKjell Bækkelund: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on July 31st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Ka Hae Hawaiʻi Day , Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day) which are celebrated on July 31st.

Abanoub
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abanoub
Germanus of Auxerre
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_of_Auxerre
Ignatius of Loyola
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Loyola
Neot
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Neot_(monk)
July 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Earliest day on which the Feast of Kamál (Perfection) can fall, while August 1 is the latest; observed on the first day of the eighth month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_calendar
End of the Trinity term (sitting of the High Court of Justice of England)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_term
Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement)
Ka Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty_Restoration_Day
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh (Haryana and Punjab, India)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udham_Singh
Treasury Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Poland
Warriors' Day (Malaysia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes'_Day
Sovereignty Restoration Day (Hawaiian sovereignty movement)
Lā Hae Hawaiʻi Day (Hawaii, United States), and its related observanceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty_Restoration_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXXI.VII.MDCCCLXXXV

31.7.1885

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
July 1885

July 1885

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27 12345
28 6789101112
29 13141516171819
30 20212223242526
31 2728293031

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