Famous Personalities Born In March - 31
Saturday, 29 November 2025
0250 Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306) was born on this day in history. 

1360 On this day in history birth of philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415) 

1425 Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468) was born on March - 31. 

1499 On March - 31 birth of pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian lawyer/pope (1559-65) 

1504 Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552) was born on this day in history. 

1519 On March - 31 birth of henry II, King of Germany (1547-59) 

1519 King Henry II of France (d. 1559) was born on March - 31. 

1536 Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565) was born on this day in history. 

1570 On this day in history birth of louise Juliana, countess of Nassau 

1576 On March - 31 birth of louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (died 1644) 

1596 On this day in history birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) 

1621 On March - 31 birth of andrew Marvell, England, poet (To His Coy Mistress) 

1651 Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685) was born on this day in history. 

1675 On March - 31 birth of benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Italy, Pope (1740-58) 

1684 On March - 31 birth of francesco Durante, composer 

1717 On this day in history birth of florian Wrastill, composer 

1718 On this day in history birth of marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781) 

1723 On this day in history birth of frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway (1746-66) 

1730 On this day in history birth of Étienne Bézout, French mathematician (d. 1783) 

1732 Franz Joseph Haydn, Vienna Austria, prominent composer of the classical period (The Creation/Die Schopfung) was born on March - 31. 

1747 On March - 31 birth of johann A P Schulz, German composer 

1747 On this day in history birth of johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer (Moon has Risen) 

1777 On this day in history birth of charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (d. 1859) 

1778 On this day in history birth of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858) 

1791 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer was born on March - 31. 

1794 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American politician (d. 1852) was born on March - 31. 

1809 On March - 31 birth of edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam) 

1809 On this day in history birth of otto Jonas Lindblad, composer 

1811 On this day in history birth of robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist (Bunsen Burner) 

1819 Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1901) was born on this day in history. 

1822 Rafael Hernando, composer was born on March - 31. 

1831 Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist was born on this day in history. 

1835 On this day in history birth of john La Farge, US painter 

1837 Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA was born on March - 31. 

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