May 31st, 1958

Born on May 31st, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 931 days, exactly on November 10th, 2026, people who were born on May 31st, 1958 will be 25,000 days old!

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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, 1958

65

Mitchell Amundsen

American cinematographer and actor

*May 31st, 1958, San Francisco

65

Stephen Holland

Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*May 31st, 1958, Brisbane

65

Mario Frank

German writer

*May 31st, 1958, Rostock

65

Tim Hill

Film director

*May 31st, 1958, Minneapolis

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

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

66

Jim Craig

American ice hockey goaltender

*May 31st, 1957, Easton

58

Brooke Shields

American actress (born 1965)

*May 31st, 1965, Manhattan

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

82

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

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

34

Marco Reus

German footballer (born 1989)

*May 31st, 1989, Dortmund

76

Gabriele Hinzmann

East German discus thrower

*May 31st, 1947, Schwerin

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

61

Dina Boluarte

President of Peru since 2022

*May 31st, 1962, Chalhuanca

88

Jim Bolger

Prime minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997

*May 31st, 1935, Ōpunake

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat

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

27

Normani

American singer and dancer

*May 31st, 1996, Atlanta

75

Svetlana Aleksievich

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer

*May 31st, 1948, Ivano-Frankivsk

78

Laurent Gbagbo

4th President of Ivory Coast

*May 31st, 1945, Gagnoa

68

Susie Essman

American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television producer, and voice artist

*May 31st, 1955, The Bronx

33

Daniela Samulski

German swimmer

*May 31st, 1984, Berlin †May 22nd, 2018

45

Jim Hutton

Actor (1934-1979)

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

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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