Born on August 31st, 1888
Weekday
Friday
August 31st, 1888 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Virgo (The Maiden)
August 24th, 1888 - September 23rd, 1888
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 453 days, exactly on July 24th, 2025, people who were born on August 31st, 1888 will be 50,000 days old!
49,547 Days
7,078 Weeks
1,627 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 31st, 1888?
Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Nichols 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_NicholsWhat else happened on August 31st?
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.jpg "Roland Culver")
81 Maria Montessori
Italian pedagogue and physician
*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk.jpg "Richard Gere")
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 PalaceDuBose Heyward
American novelist, playwright, poet (1885-1940)
*August 31st, 1885, Charleston †June 16th, 1940, TryonFredric March
American actor (1897–1975)
*August 31st, 1897, Racine †April 14th, 1975, Los AngelesWilliam Saroyan
Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)
*August 31st, 1908, Fresno †May 18th, 1981, Fresno
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60 Jan Heřman
Czech music educator and pianist
*August 31st, 1886, Neveklov †September 30th, 1946, Prague
85 Alma Mahler
Austrian composer, art collector, author, editor, and socialite (1879-1964)
*August 31st, 1879, Vienna †December 11th, 1964, New York City.jpg "Chris Tucker")
47 Emperor Taishō
Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926
*August 31st, 1879, Akasaka Estate †December 25th, 1926, Hayama Imperial VillaTsai Ing-wen
President of Taiwan (R.O.C. authorities) and former Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
*August 31st, 1956, Zhongshan District
Same year
Born in 1888
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85 Oswald Menghin
Austrian prehistorian
*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires.jpg "T. S. Eliot")
76 T. S. Eliot
US-born British poet (1888–1965)
*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington
101 Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)
*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City
65 Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953)
*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston
88 Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976)
*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook
77 Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965)
*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London
58 Antoinette Perry
American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing
*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan
81 Otto Stern
German-American physicist (1888–1969)
*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley
57 John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television
*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea.jpg "Sol Hurok")
85 Sol Hurok
Ukraine-born American impresario
*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City.jpg "Hermann Pünder")
53 José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942)
*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City
72 George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960)
*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London
88 Paul Morand
French writer (1888-1976)
*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, ParisMaurice Chevalier
French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)
*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, ParisWerner Jaeger
German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)
*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge.jpg "Giorgio de Chirico")
Maxwell Anderson
American playwright and writer (1888–1959)
*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, StamfordBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 31st
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 31st.
Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch-Pashtun_Unity_DayWaltheof, Earl of Northumbria
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltheof,_Earl_of_NorthumbriaAugust 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_31_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Day of Solidarity and Freedom (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_PolandIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Kyrgyzstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Kyrgyzstan)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malaya from the United Kingdom in 1957.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Malaysia)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Trinidad_and_TobagoRomanian Language Day (Romania, Moldova)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Language_DayNorth Borneo Self-government Day (Sabah, Borneo)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
31.8.1888
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1888 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).