May 31st, 1934

Born on May 31st, 1934

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on May 31st, 1934

45

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

*May 31st, 1934, Binghamton †June 2nd, 1979, Los Angeles

89

Pablo Castellano

Spanish politician

*May 31st, 1934, Madrid

89

Ira Rennert

American businessman

*May 31st, 1934, Brooklyn

58

Karl-Erik Welin

Swedish composer and pianist (1934-1992)

*May 31st, 1934, Genarp †May 31st, 1992, Bunyola

89

Fabrizio Capucci

Italian actor

*May 31st, 1934, Rome

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88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

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

88

John Robert Schrieffer

American physicist (1931-2019)

*May 31st, 1931, Oak Park †July 27th, 2019, Tallahassee

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

89

Frei Otto

German architect (1925-2015)

*May 31st, 1925, Siegmar †March 9th, 2015, Leonberg

77

Luís Carlos Miele

Brazilian actor, producer and director

*May 31st, 1938, São Paulo †October 14th, 2015, Rio de Janeiro

76

Gabriele Hinzmann

East German discus thrower

*May 31st, 1947, Schwerin

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

90

Joe Robinson

English actor (1927-2017)

*May 31st, 1927, Newcastle upon Tyne †July 3rd, 2017, Brighton

78

Laurent Gbagbo

4th President of Ivory Coast

*May 31st, 1945, Gagnoa

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

66

Jim Craig

American ice hockey goaltender

*May 31st, 1957, Easton

90

Henry B. Eyring

American Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

*May 31st, 1933, Princeton

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90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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