July 31st, 1931

Born on July 31st, 1931

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 134 days, exactly on August 31st, 2024, people who were born on July 31st, 1931 will be 34,000 days old!

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What happened on July 31st?

July 31st, 2014

Gas explosions in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, killed 32 people and injured 321 others.

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.

July 31st, 2006

Following intestinal surgery, Fidel Castro provisionally transferred the duties of the Cuban presidency to his brother Raúl.

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.

July 31st, 2000

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

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.

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.

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.

July 31st, 1971

Apollo program: The first Lunar Roving Vehicle was used during the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.

July 31st, 1966

The pleasure cruiser MV Darlwyne disappeared off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of all 31 people aboard.

July 31st, 1954

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

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".

July 31st, 1924

Herbert Payne's bill introducing compulsory voting in Australia was passed into law.

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.

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, 1931

76

Ivan Rebroff

German singer (1931–2008)

*July 31st, 1931, Berlin †February 27th, 2008, Frankfurt

91

Nick Bollettieri

American tennis coach

*July 31st, 1931, Pelham †December 4th, 2022, Bradenton

92

Kenny Burrell

American jazz guitarist (born 1931)

*July 31st, 1931, Detroit

84

Karl Heinrich Friauf

German jurist (1931-2016)

*July 31st, 1931, Treysa †February 3rd, 2016

72

Gisèle Mauricet

Canadian actress (1931-2003)

*July 31st, 1931, Hull †September 6th, 2003, Florida

83

Rockne Tarkington

Actor (1931-2015)

*July 31st, 1931, Junction City †April 5th, 2015

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

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

90

Cees Nooteboom

Dutch writer

*July 31st, 1933, The Hague

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

87

Johnny Carlyle

British ice hockey player and coach

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

84

France Nuyen

French actress

*July 31st, 1939, Marseille

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

86

Oleg Popov

Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist

*July 31st, 1930, Virubovo †November 2nd, 2016, Rostov-on-Don

36

Lukas Runggaldier

Italian Nordic combined skier

*July 31st, 1987, Bolzano

59

C. C. Catch

Dutch-German pop singer

*July 31st, 1964, Oss

21

João Gomes

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 31st, 2002, Serrita

94

Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

*July 31st, 1912, Brooklyn †November 16th, 2006, San Francisco

21

Riko Gunji

Badminton player

*July 31st, 2002, Ebina

28

Elise Cowen

American writer

*July 31st, 1933, Washington Heights †February 27th, 1962, Washington Heights

89

Hilary Putnam

American philosopher

*July 31st, 1926, Chicago †March 13th, 2016, Arlington

91

John Searle

American philosopher

*July 31st, 1932, Denver

58

Mario von Appen

Canoe racer

*July 31st, 1965, Hamburg

76

Hubert Védrine

French diplomat and politician

*July 31st, 1947, Bellegarde-en-Marche

79

Geraldine Chaplin

British-American actress

*July 31st, 1944, Santa Monica

Same year
Born in 1931

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

93

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

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Public holidays on July 31st

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

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Born on July 31st, 1931
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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